Prince Tony Momoh, a political ally of President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to a resurfaced story from April 2016 where he called on Nigerians to stone the All Progressives Congress if they failed to perform after two years in office.
Momoh, who in the story, now circulating on social media had spoken with the Guardian Newspaper, blamed the riot APC found in 2015 for not delivering within the first year.
Speaking with The Interview on Monday, Momoh, a former chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, said the APC has more than performed since coming to office.
Explaining why Nigerian are protesting, he said, “Why shouldn’t they be out on the street when there is COVID-19 everywhere? APC did not cause COVID. What is happening is all over the world. The U.K economy is in recession, Canada is in recession, but the way the APC government has managed the economy, it is not yet in recession.”
When reminded that COVID-19 is not behind the increase in the price of petrol and that of electricity tariffs, Momoh said, “Where is the money going to come from? Who will pay for the electricity? Government allowed the private sector to generate electricity, it had the decongestant the economy.”
He however said people suggesting the APC government has not performed had a right to voice their opinion. The opposition, he said, had a right to opposed the government but not irresponsibly.
As evidence of the APC’s performance, Momoh pointed to the number of rice growers in the country, the operation of the rail system and the fight against corruption.
The money being borrowed, he said was not for sharing.
Momoh also touted the democratic gains of the ruling party, asking which election since the APC government came to power has the Supreme Court overruled.
