PDP tells APC to own hunger crisis, not blame opposition
- The PDP said the APC must answer for hardship Nigerians face after more than a decade in power.
- It was reacting to remarks by the APC publicity secretary and President Tinubu in Kaduna.
- The party listed food prices, jobs, security and electricity as issues the government must address.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pushed back at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over who is to blame for the country's cost-of-living crisis, saying the party in power should answer for it rather than point at past governments.
The opposition party's National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, made the case in a statement on Monday, according to Tribune, Independent and Leadership.
The statement followed comments by the APC's publicity secretary on News Central's Breakfast Show on Monday, in which he reportedly blamed the PDP for the country's economic difficulties. The PDP also pointed to remarks it said President Bola Tinubu made in Kaduna at the launch of his 2027 re-election campaign, where he reportedly blamed the opposition for hunger.
The PDP said it was not the cause of the hunger Nigerians are experiencing now, and that the APC should account for its time in office since 2015.
What the PDP is asking for
The party wants the government to explain how it will bring down food prices, help farmers and boost local food production. It also asked for answers on jobs, security, corruption, electricity supply and transport costs, and on how ordinary Nigerians' purchasing power will be restored.
The PDP said Nigerians want practical relief, not a back-and-forth between parties about who governed before.
It acknowledged that the Tinubu administration may have recorded some achievements, but said that should not be read as support for all its policies, or as accepting that today's problems belong to previous PDP governments.
The party argued that its 16 years in power cannot be used as a blanket excuse for the current government's shortcomings. Every administration, it said, should be judged on its policies, decisions and the living conditions of the people it governs.
"Nigerians deserve solutions, not excuses," Mohammed said.
Leadership described the statement as coming from a Wike-backed PDP. The other outlets did not use that description.
Why it matters
Food prices, transport costs and insecurity are the issues most Nigerians weigh daily, and the exchange shows both parties are already framing the 2027 campaign around them.
For voters, the argument comes down to records: the PDP says the ruling party has had more than a decade to fix things and should show results, while insisting its own 16 years in power cannot be used as a permanent excuse.
The PDP said it believes Nigerians will judge parties by their records and policies at the ballot.
