The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Tuesday took slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for faulting Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s projection of N1 trillion to restore property destroyed during #EndSARS protests.
It said it was inappropriate and insensitive of the PDP to play politics with the recent incidents in the state and across the country which has led to destruction of both private and public property and thrown the state into mourning.
The Lagos APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Seye Oladejo, therefore, called on the PDP to show empathy for the state.
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Oladejo said: “We opine that the estimate could at the end of the day be found to be hasty and conservative with a careful consideration of the present cost of reconstruction, revamping and regeneration of these public utilities.
“We find it distasteful that the opposition PDP would rather mindlessly condemn and contest a mere estimate to restore our state as soon as possible.
“It’s also germane to gauge the mood of the people before mocking the dead and the wanton losses. Our people deserve emphathy and understanding from all and sundry.”
Oladejo, noted the PDP, after two terms in opposition, ought to have developed a template for responsible opposition.
Meanwhile, he explained that, as a responsible and responsive party, the APC commiserated with the people and government of the state over the arsons and massive destruction of government property and businesses that trailed the protests.
It condemned all acts of omission or commission that might have directly or indirectly contributed to the national tragedy.
“We acknowledge the characteristic swift and decisive response of Gov. Sanwo-olu who continues to stand firm in the face of tremendous pressure to uphold his oath of office to protect the lives and property of all Lagosians.
“The visits to the injured victims in various hospitals and the statewide tour to pacify the citizenry and access the extent of damage were, without any doubt, moves in the right direction.
“The statewide tour enabled the state government to have an inventory of the monumental destruction which set our state back by decades,” the APC Chairman said.
The spokesman also called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of Lagos State at this trying time to successfully re-build and restore the state in a record time.
He said that the party joined other well-meaning Nigerians on the need for state police to forestall such incidents in future.
