CPC Urges FG To Reinforce True Democracy

Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to?uplift Nigerians' living standard by adhering to the right policies.

The party's?Deputy National Secretary, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla made the call in an interview with the News Agency.

Obono-Obla said,?“democracy will make a lot of meaning to the majority of Nigerians?only when the policies of government impacted on them?as revealed?by measurable social indicators and supported?by indices of?growth.’’

He said?that the welfare of the people and social justice were?invariably interwoven?in the country.

He said?that CPC's commitment?to the principles of?accountability and transparency in the running of true democracy had remained unshaken.

He urged President Goodluck Jonathan to buy into?these principles of good governance.

He said?that the?report of the Malam Nuhu Ribadu’s Taskforce?on the Depth of the Corruption in the Oil and Gas sector of the economy needed to be considered with a view to implementing its recommendations.

Obono-Obla?urged President Jonathan to?implement the needed reforms in the oil and gas sector?as recommended by the taskforce.

He said?that the law enforcement agencies should not hesitate to?start the?prosecution of individuals and corporate?bodies indicted by the report.?

Reuters recently published some?excerpts of the yet-to-be submitted report compiled by the Ribadu taskforce on the depth of sleaze in the oil and gas sector. (NAN)