In response, to APC's national chairman, chief Odigie-Oyegun who said they are rebuilding a country shattered by the Goodluck Jonathan's administration, Makarfi, the chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, admitted that some of the problems facing the country were there before APC took over, but maintained that on assumption of office, the new administration failed to do what it was supposed to do.
“People voted us out of office believing that APC will deal with the issues but instead of dealing with the issues, it was more of a blame game. That is not moving this country forward,” Makarfi said.
He said from his wealth of experience, he had expected the APC to carry all Nigerians along but that was not done.
Makarfi stated that the APC came into power with members quarreling among themselves and thus collapsed the economy.
He also dismissed the claim by Oyegun that the APC-led government was rebuilding agriculture, solid minerals and creating employment opportunities.
“That is not what is happening now. If that is what is happening, Nigerians would not be complaining. We should not have a divided house, a divided house will not stand,” Makarfi said.
“I think the coming together of APC was that of strange bed fellows. So, they seemed not to be prepared for governance; they walked into office quarrelling among themselves and before you know it, things got out of hand.
“Even if you have a brand new car and you are not careful how you drive, you will lose control and it will crash,” Makarfi said.
