Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPCO) says the All Progressives Congress (APC), its presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State and the party’s National Publicity Director, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, should be held responsible if the abducted Chibok girls are not found.
It tongue lashed the leadership of the APC over what it described as a flopped one-million-man-march organised in Lagos, saying only 10,000 persons attended the programme.
According to the PDPPCO, the development was an indication that the APC and its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are no longer in control of Lagos State.
The campaign organisation was reacting to an APC statement, yesterday, which described as callous, morbid and insensitive the comments by President Goodluck Jonathan that the abducted girls are still alive hinged on the belief that Boko Haram had not displayed their bodies to prove their death.
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Fani-Kayode said, “Whilst the majority of Nigerians are overjoyed by the fact that the President has given us hope by saying that the girls are still alive, Lai Mohammed and the APC are not happy.
“The truth is that they do not want those girls to be found and neither do they care about their welfare or their safety. We say this because this was a man, and a party that complained and protested at the fact that Boko Haram was proscribed by the Federal Government last year.
“Lai Mohammed proclaimed that the proscription was unjust and unconstitutional. We have always believed that Buhari, Lai Mohammed, Governor Shettima and the APC know far more about the whereabouts of the Chibok girls and the activities of Boko Haram than they have cared to admit.
“Let it be clearly understood that if anything happens to those girls and if they are not produced at the soonest, we will hold Lai Mohammed, Buhari and the APC responsible”.
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| Lai Mohammed |
“They have lost touch with reality and with the people of the state over whom they have maintained a wicked and ungodly economic and political stranglehold for all of 16 years. But the people of Lagos have now seen through their deception and have decided to reject them at the polls this time round.
“The Lagos people have amply demonstrated their anger against the APC and its leader.
“It is interesting to read that Tinubu asked the people at the flopped march to march for their freedom. I agree with him and the people will obey him by freeing themselves on April 11 from the political and economic bondage into which Tinubu has put them since 1999”.
‘Deeply offensive’
In its statement, the APC, yesterday, had described as callous, morbid and insensitive the comments by President Goodluck Jonathan, that the Chibok girls are still alive hinged on the belief that Boko Haram had not displayed their bodies to prove their death.
In the statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mohammed, the party said it found the “comment deeply offensive to human sensibilities rather than providing hope and succour for the traumatised parents of the girls”.
It said a key role of Presidents everywhere in times of tribulations and tragedies is to offer hope and be the consoler-in-chief, not to make statements that will deepen the suffering and sorrow of victims.
APC said one would have expected a President to speak on the basis of actionable intelligence, not some twisted, melancholic and offensive logic.
The party said the statement “played on the fears of the parents of the girls and indeed of all Nigerians concerning the fate of the girls, who have now been held in captivity for over 300 days, with an impotent government unable to rescue them”.
It said “all that the parents of the girls as well as all concerned people around the world want to know is what the Jonathan administration is doing to bring the girls home safely and as soon as possible, not a depressing statement about their bodies being displayed via a video by Shekau if they had been killed”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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They're running mouth diarrhea and that's good at least they're well paid to it. Useless set of people.be informed that your children are all ashamed of your evil conducts.
ReplyDeleteNot only APC maybe Obama, ban ki moon and the Queen of England should be blamed!! Useless sets of leaders.
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Nothing for those with bad intentions. God pass dem n we shall get +ve result in North east by God's Grace
ReplyDeleteHmmm...Probably passing the blame already abi, Becos you know your President was just running his mouth as usual. he has no clue where those girls are and he has totally lost control of the army. The army are fighting and winning the war not becos of the president but becos they want to redeem their reputation, the discerning minds know that.
ReplyDeleteMr man, why do you hate GEJ like this, when Boko Haram was having the upper hand against our military, people were calling him all sort of names. Now, our military is doing galantly and you saying other thing again, instead of you to give him (GEJ) kudos. Nawa Nigerians...
ReplyDeleteThe Borno State Governor is number 1 person to be blamed for Chibok girls. He did nothing in his power to rescue the girls. He supposed to learn from Lagos State Governor. Ebola and Boko Haram have the same strength. Lagos State Governor did not wait for Federal Government before he swong into action. You might say the military should be involved. Just to remind all that many state governors incorporates the Nigerian Army to fight some high level crime in their states without informing the Federal Government. It is a shame and injustice that few people a blaming the governor of Borno State. It is the governor's duties to protect his subject. Is the governor telling us if there are armed robbers that are using bomb to rob in the state he will call on the president first before taking action. The governor of Borno State is not fit to be a governor, Everyone has a role to play. The governor's failed in his role to protect the girls initially not GEJ
ReplyDeleteNo!!!!!. The safety and security of lives and properties is the exclusive reserve of the federal govt. Federal Police, Federal Army, Federal NSCDC, Federal Immigrations, Federal Customs. Your Principal GEJ should be help responsible, No one else.
Deleteu no know book at all. Why do Governors collect Security Votes (budget) monthly? is it to share amongst themselves. listen, the gov is just playing politics with these children that was y he did that. When Bokoharam is having the upper hand they blame GEJ but when they are being defeated they praise military. All these APC touts do not mean well for Nigeria at all, they just hate GEJ and people are mistaking them for desire for positive change.
DeleteBloody anonymous 8:41pm try to say something else not what u said stupid mad man, Nigeria's army, navy, air force, police, costume and immigration all control by who Mr President, the governor does not have anything to do about this, blamed ur oga gej he know where the girls is he wanted to used the as part of his campaign. Nonsense
ReplyDeleteSo why is there a governor in a state? When they kidnapped in the east and Midwest, was it the President that carried the rescue on his head abi kidnap no be kidnap again? Let's be objective and forget throwing stones...
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