The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is unqualified to cast aspersions on the economic growth recorded by the Federal Government.
The ruling party maintained that the sustained growth of the country’s economy was not a fluke, but the result of deletion policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration
APC also accused the opposition of being solely responsible for the country’s economic woes.
Secretary to the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John James Akpanudoedehe reacted to the PDP outburst to the 4th-Quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which reflected 3.4 per cent growth in 2021 and the strongest since 2014.
Akpanhdoedehe said the APC has been repairing the mess left by the 16 years of misrule of PDP.
He noted: “As reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its 4th-Quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, Nigeria’s economy grew 3.4% in 2021, the strongest since 2014 and showed sustained positive growth for the 5th quarter since the recession witnessed in 2020.
“The country’s economy grew faster than forecast by the Central Bank and government last year after an expansion in the agriculture and trade industries in the fourth quarter offset a sharp drop in oil production.
“The question begging for answers is the reason behind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pessimism and gloom over the NBS Report. Against the backdrop of the opposition Party’s doomsday wishes for the country, deflated PDP says the NBS Report is fake.”
