Citing mischief, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the absence of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governors from the kick-off of the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
In a statement issued by the PDP acting National Publicity Secretary, Tony Caesar Okeke, yesterday, the party, however, commended Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State for attending the event and accused the other ACN governors of staying away for parochial political reasons.
Berating the ACN governors for not attending the event, the PDP said such was a sign of "partisan parochialism and political immaturity".
The party said the project was for the benefit of the people and wondered why the ACN governors did not show full support with their presence.
"We wonder when the ACN governors will jettison such political parochialism. They have been so blinded by partisan politics that they fail to see when to draw the line and show support to a good cause even if such is not being executed by their party."
The statement reads in part: "The leadership of the PDP commends President Goodluck Jonathan for the successful kick-off of the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos- Ibadan Expressway which has been in a state of disrepair for many years.
"Indeed this is a testament to the President's resolve to completely deliver on his promise to revolutionise the road sector in line with his Transformation Agenda to give Nigerians a new lease of life.
"The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is of course one of the busiest and most important roads in the country and the reconstruction and expansion project will not only boost economic and social activities in the South West in particular and the nation at large but put an end to the incessant loss of lives recorded yearly as a result of accidents on account of the bad state of the road"
The PDP said the project also "put the lie" to insinuation of marginalization against the South West by the Jonathan administration, adding that the PDP-led government has in the last two years embarked on several other strategic road projects in the region.
via nigerianeye
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