Afimag.com –
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by President Bola Tinubu, alleging that it lacked the capacity of granting Nigerians the needed security.
PDP made this known while reacting to the Plateau State massacre that consumed over 190 souls, and properties worth billions of naira destroyed on Christmas Eve.
In a statement by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party took a swipe at the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that the Federal Government lacked the corresponding steps to protect Nigerians.
The statement reads: “Our party berates President Tinubu for always resorting to lame presidential condemnation by his media aides without any corresponding definite steps to protect Nigerians and stop this constant carnage in our nation.
“President Tinubu has practically abdicated his constitutional role as President and Commander-in-Chief, which is principal to ensure the security of lives and property, thus abandoning Nigerians to terrorists, bandits and marauders.
“Nigerians will recall how President Tinubu in his nationwide broadcast of July 31, 2023, had no words of commitment for security despite the escalated killing of over 500 Nigerians and many more abducted in Plateau, Benue, Niger, Kaduna and other states of the federation at that time.
“Even with the disturbing information that no fewer than 5,060 Nigerians were killed, with 2,263 others abducted since May 2023, as contained in the 2023 Nigeria Security Report by Beacon Consulting, which was also reported in the media, the Tinubu-led APC administration remains largely nonchalant and silent.
“There are apprehensions that what is happening in Plateau State is genocide and the Tinubu-led APC administration must be held responsible for the mindless killing under its watch, having failed in its constitutional role as provided in Section 14 (2)(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which states that “security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government”.
“The PDP restates its demand for an urgent legislative public inquest into the killings as well as the undesirable disposition of the APC government on issues of insecurity in the country. The International Criminal Court, ICC, is also invited to commence an independent investigation to unravel the sponsors and perpetrators of this act of genocide.
“In this regard, special attention must be paid to prominent former and current leaders of the APC, who have at various times been alleged to have overtly encouraged, promoted, incited and endorsed acts of terrorism and genocide. This is especially against the backdrop of reports that over 63,000 Nigerians have been murdered by terrorists and bandits in the eight and half years of the Buhari/Tinubu APC-led government.
“While saluting the courage of patriotic security personnel, who remain unwavering in securing our nation despite the challenges, our party deeply commiserates with the families of the victims of these mindless killings enabled by the APC in Plateau State and other parts of the country and prays to God to bring succour to the wounded and the displaced.
“The party also demands that the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and other relevant government agencies step up to provide required support to those wounded and displaced in the attacks.”
