| Labour Min. Chris Ngige |
The Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige, has accused the major opposition party, Peoples
Democratic Party, of being responsible for the nation’s economic crisis.
Ngige said it was the alleged
looting of the treasury by the PDP that forced President Muhammadu Buhari to
seek foreign loans.
He said “This is because the
Peoples Democratic Party, for 16 years, looted the nation’s treasury and
pauperised Nigerians. The PDP during the oil windfall did not bother to save
any kobo for this country. All (the money) they got, they squandered. That is
why Nigerians are pauperised this way today. Whatever money we borrow today is
not going to be used for recurrent expenditure. It is going to be invested in
railroads, power, roads, providing infrastructure for agriculture and solid
minerals. Won’t you want to see the construction of the Onitsha-Enugu
Expressway?”