{"id":21589,"date":"2024-12-27T15:10:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T15:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=21589"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T15:11:46","slug":"pdp-slams-tinubus-media-chat-a-display-of-insensitivity-amid-worsening-hardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=21589","title":{"rendered":"PDP Slams Tinubu\u2019s Media Chat: \u201cA Display of Insensitivity Amid Worsening Hardship\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng\/en\/meet-the-national-working-committee-nwc-single-page-layout\/hon-debo-ologunagba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peoples Democratic Party<\/a> (PDP) has criticized President Bola Tinubu\u2019s recent media chat, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of insensitivity and disconnection from the struggles of Nigerians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In Monday\u2019s media session, President Tinubu defended his economic policies, highlighting financial discipline, increased development funding, and borrowing for infrastructure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">However, the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng\/en\/meet-the-national-working-committee-nwc-single-page-layout\/hon-debo-ologunagba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Debo Ologunagba<\/a>, expressed concerns that the administration has failed to account for savings from the removal of subsidies while Nigerians grapple with economic hardship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThe President\u2019s claim of no regrets for the sudden removal of fuel subsidies without cushioning measures underscores the APC\u2019s insensitivity,\u201d the PDP said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Highlighting the worsening economic indicators\u201434.6% inflation, 40% unemployment, and a naira exchange rate of N1,700 to the dollar\u2014the PDP condemned the administration\u2019s handling of critical sectors like agriculture, energy, and security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The party also pointed to recent food stampedes that claimed dozens of lives as evidence of the nation\u2019s dire state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Dismissing President Tinubu\u2019s assertion of improved security and infrastructure, the PDP challenged him to travel from Abuja to Lagos by road to witness the harsh realities faced by Nigerians firsthand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The PDP concluded by warning of no visible hope under the APC and urged the government to prioritize investments in key sectors to alleviate the plight of citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized President Bola Tinubu\u2019s recent media chat, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of insensitivity and disconnection from the struggles of Nigerians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9850,8477,9849,110,193],"class_list":["post-21589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-debo-ologunagba","tag-hardship","tag-media-chat","tag-pdp","tag-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21592,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21589\/revisions\/21592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}