The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday identified institutionalised corruption within the PDP as one of the reasons he left the party.
Tambuwal, who stated this after he was officially admitted as a member of the APC, noted that apart from corruption, the PDP has failed to address issues of youth unemployment and insecurity.
The speaker urged Nigerians to reject the PDP, pointing out that with the support of the electorates, the party will no longer be in office as from May 29 next year.
According to him: “By the grace of Allah, by this time on May 29, 2015, PDP will be swept off the seat of government.
“I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotions since I joined the APC over which I say, thank you very much.
“I promise to use this opportunity to work to lift Nigeria away from the evil governance inflicted on it by PDP.”
Tambuwal maintained that Nigeria only needed a change of leadership.
He said the PDP failed to provide purposeful leadership, hence his decision to quit from the party.
The speaker listed youth unemployment, institutionalised corruption and infrastructural decay, among others as clear problems which the PDP has foisted on the nation.
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