Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has advised members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop insulting those in government but to criticise them constructively to enhance development.
Umahi said this at a gala night to celebrate 21 years of the creation of Ebonyi and the 57th Independence anniversary of Nigeria in Abakaliki on Sunday.
He also advised members of his party, PDP, in the state to refrain from insulting the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government.
The governor also urged members of APC in Ebonyi to refrain from insulting him and his PDP-led state government.
“I always tell my people (PDP) that opposition at the centre is not about insults; I also advise the opposition in our state to tow the same line.
“Opposition is about constructive criticism, putting the leader in check and reminding him that he has not fulfilled the promises he made.
“It should not involve lying to the people, deceiving them and practising politics with bitterness and anger.
“I will ask our grandfathers who are tackling us to do so with wisdom and love because it is a shame that a grandfather would tackle his children,” he said.
He said that the opposition would not succeed in the state because the state was neat and did not need to be ‘swept’.
Umahi commended the president for agreeing that the country needed to be restructured and noted that such stance had established a platform for Nigerians to discuss their agitations.
