PDP Advises President Buhari…”Salary cut not enough, Focus on the promises you made to Nigerians”

Recently it was announced that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice Yemi Osibanjo will slash their salaries by 50%. That's to say that the tow will bring down their 14 million salary to 7 million. The move has attracted a lot of commendation and praise from Nigerians at home and abroad.

However, the PDP has come out to say that it is not enough for the President and Vice President to cut down their salaries by 50% as salaries are nothing in comparison to the allowances and privileges which come with the offices...

The party dropped this bombshell in a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh

Read the statement after the cut…

“It is incontrovertible that instead of focusing on the promises you made to Nigerians and on policy thrusts that will move our economy forward, the ruling party has been made to be very high on propaganda, deceitful engagement and cosmetic governance.

“We believe you should extricate yourself from these agents of propaganda who continue to believe that Nigerians would be swayed by these cosmetic interventions instead of the real business of government.

“As the leader of the most populous black nation in the world, we believe you should not allow your Presidency to be pushed into the gimmicks of playing to the gallery and attempting to use the dramatisation of promissory notes and pledges by foreign interests, false and premature claims of victory against insurgency.

“The dramatisation of salary cut and rejection of official cars, were done to gain cheap popularity and create an impression that the government is on course when in actual fact the new administration has not been able to locate its bearing since its inauguration in May.

“While we appreciate the symbolic gesture by Mr. President in ‘cutting’ his N14m annual basic salary by 50 per cent, it should be noted that Nigerians would not be swayed by the N7m annual donation and rejection of official cars, and forget their expectations for the implementation of his long list of campaign promises for which he was elected into office.”