The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed deep
concerns over the apparent indifference of the President-
elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to burning national issues
threatening the unity and stability of the country.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement
on Wednesday said “while well-meaning Nigerians and the
international community are celebrating the peace fostered
by the patriotic action of President Goodluck Jonathan in
conceding defeat, General Buhari and his party, the APC have
been moving around the country instigating division,
engineering crisis and heightening tension in the polity”.
“Whereas General Buhari had assured Nigerians that he
would be the President of the entire nation and not of a
political party, his actions in the last one week show
otherwise as he has continued to display sectionalism and
insensitivity to matters inimical to the survival of our
democracy and wellbeing of Nigerians.
“Instead of settling down to plan a smooth transition and
design ways of deepening democracy in appreciation of the
mandate given to him, General Buhari has tacitly encouraged
his men to foment crisis and cause panic in the bid to muzzle
personal freedom and impose a reign of terror in the land.
“For instance, Gen. Buhari has remained indifferent to the
crisis in Ekiti where outgoing APC lawmakers who are
supposed to be campaigning for the renewal of their
mandates on Saturday have been mobilized to Oshogbo in
Osun state by the APC to perfect an ignoble plot to remove a
democratically elected government in the state.
“APC’s ambition in Ekiti coupled with its odious
triumphalism in the aftermath of the Presidential election
have led to avoidable confrontations and near breakdown of
law and order in the state as the people rise to defend the
mandate freely given to the PDP.
“In continuation of this display of arrogance in victory,
Buhari’s men in Lagos have dragged the revered traditional
institution into the political fray with the Oba of Lagos, Oba
Rilwanu Akiolu threatening death to supporters of the PDP,
an action that has brought outrage from Nigerians with
General Buhari playing the ostrich.
“It is indeed unfortunate that while his men are causing
crisis and threating Nigerians, General Buhari, instead of
calling them to order displays his insensitivity by jetting
around the country campaigning for his party.
“If this sort of insensitivity and arrogance of victory are
foretaste of what to expect in a Buhari presidency, then our
dear nation and its people are headed for a long trek in the
wilderness”, the statement said.
Meanwhile, the PDP in reaction to reports of defection from
its fold described the defectors as political Trojans, who from
within have ceaselessly worked against the interest of the
party and now fear that they would face sanctions for their
actions.
Stating that it would not miss such fair weather members,
the party commended the courage and steadfastness of all its
supporters and members who have remained committed to
the course and urged them to go a step further by emulating
Senate President David Mark and Deputy Senate President Ike
Ekweremadu in speaking out publicity in favour of the PDP,
its ideals and visions of the founding fathers.
The PDP said adequate machinery is already in motion to
reorganize and to reposition itself to regain power in the next
four years since it is obvious that the APC lacks what it takes
to effectively lead the nation.
It therefore called on Nigerians to use the Saturday’s election
to demonstrate their commitment to democracy by voting
enmasse for the PDP bearing in mind that a vote the party is
a vote for the unity and stability of the country.
Signed:
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary
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