Saraki Draws Up Referendum Questions On Buhari, Inaugurates PDP Campaign Kick Off
The Oasis Reporters
November 30, 2018
Saraki raises referendum questions on Buhari.
As the PDP presidential campaign commences December 3, 2018 in Sokoto, North West Nigeria, Senate President Bukola Saraki who also doubles as the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, raises referendum sub themes on the Buhari presidency for Nigerians to ponder on.
a) Is the economy better or worse?
b) Are more people richer or poorer than they were in 2015?
c) Are there more people suffering from hunger now than in 2015?
d) Have there been more job losses now than in 2015?
e) Are our people safer now than they were in 2015?
f) Are our military and other security agencies better equipped or motivated to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges than in 2015?
g) Is the country more united now than it was in 2015?
h) Is the infrastructure in the country better than it was in 2015?
I) Is there less corruption in the country than in 2015?; Is the fight against corruption being fair to all, or a tool deployed against political opponents?
j) Are people deriving the benefits of the Rule of Law and personal liberty as enshrined in the constitution now than in 2015?
He further said that “these are some of the issues that will determine the trend of the campaign and we believe they should guide Nigerians in making their decisions during the 2019 elections. An election is a referendum on the incumbent. If Nigerians are unable to answer any of these questions positively, they must vote out the incumbent.
In 2015, many of us did not ask the pertinent questions and the nation is paying dearly for this today. We should not repeat the same error in 2019.
On our part, we will restrict ourselves to issue-based campaign, despite the fact that we are not unmindful that a government that has very little achievements to show will dwell on the mundane”.
