N12 Billion Loan: Delta PDP Replies APC, Says It’s “Party With The Small Brain”

By Daniel Dafe

Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has described the recent press release of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the N12 Billion Naira loan by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa approved by the Delta State House of Assembly as “nauseating and a brazen distortion.”

In a statement signed by
its State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the PDP dismissed the “APC’s rant as cheap and a non-event,” adding that their press release “tried to cast aspersions on, and reduce to a trifle, a serious aspect of governance involving the sourcing of funds to execute government projects.”

The statement continued: “From the uncouth language used to spread its disingenuous information, it is obvious that the aim is to sell a dummy to Deltans by attempting to paint the actions of the Government of Governor Okowa, the PDP and the vibrant Delta State House of Assembly that approved the Governor’s loan request, after a careful consideration in bad light.”

Adding: “Unfortunately for the new APC Executive that came into place via a largely disputed Congress that only got the approval of the court, it is not a surprise that the new helmsman would want to show presence, that they are now in charge and prove to the remaining but discomfited party faithful, by creating false hopes and reaching out to their bag of evil plots, to assail the person of Governor Okowa and the ever soaring profile of the PDP.

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“APC’s claims failed on many scores: First, it did not base its claims on any analysis of facts. Rather, it displayed grammar and highfalutin language that signifies nothing.”

“It’s clear that the APC failed in subsequent paragraphs to prove that the loan request was obtained in “a most opaque manner. Of course, the foolish APC new EXCO wants to obfuscate issues and confuse the unwary that writing to get approval of the House of Assembly is not a fulfillment of the constitutional demand to get the approval of the House.

“It is therefore curious how the dishonest APC would want to hide the fact that Governor Okowa actually wrote as required to the House. And this showed that there was nothing misty about it as the Governor in his letter to the Assembly also clearly stated what the loan request was meant for. Besides, he also told the lawmakers the source for the recovery of the loan facility, meaning that the loan would be repaid before the administration ends.

“The thoughtless APC also stated for mischief, with a view to mislead, that the loan request was meant for “highly questionable purposes of absolutely no relevance whatsoever to the good people of Delta State”. Haba APC!,” the PDP added.

According to the statement, “for the sake of our loving members, supporters and ever supportive Deltans, the governor in his letter to the House of Assembly stated as follows: “This bridging finance sum is to be received in six equal consecutive monthly installments of =N=3.037 Billion.

“The House may further note that in a bid to defray arrears of unpaid certificates earned by contractors with respect to completion of some critical ongoing legacy projects awarded by this administration.

“This will also help the State take advantage of the subsisting dry season to galvanise contractors toward completing and achieving significant milestones in the ongoing projects.

“This became necessary to secure bulk funds at minimal costs, pending complete receipts of the Federal Government Nigeria (FGN) bridging finance credits in May 2022.”

Furthermore, PDP said: “This certainly made no sense to the APC, the party with the small brain, whose sham focus is to attack and denigrate the good works of the PDP administration. Unfortunately for them, the good people of Delta State know better and cannot be persuaded to think along the biases of the opposition against the person and government of Governor Okowa and the PDP.

“We thank the people of Delta State, our members and party faithful for refusing to give consideration to the APC lies. They should continue to see APC as a party that revels in unabashed falsehood, and so unsuitable to rule in Delta State.”