The Release Peoples Democratic Party National Caretaker Committee (PDP-NCC) has described the release of 82 Chibok girls held captive by Boko Haram in the past three years as a welcome development.
In a press release issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party said the ‘detention’ of the girls had brought untold pain not only to the families of the girls but the entire Nigerian citizenry. It however condemned the manner in which freedom for the girls was procured by government.
“The release of 82 chibok girls is a welcome development. The capture and detention of these girls by the Boko Haram terrorists in the last three years had brought extreme pain and suffering not only to their families but to the people of this country and men and women of goodwill all over the world. What is however of great concern is the price paid to secure the release of the girls. According to reports , the girls were released in exchange for the release of suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
If that is the case we say it’s a heavy price to pay and an unusual one at that,” the statement reads. The party argued advanced reasons why exchanging innocent girls for a bunch of criminals was a grave error on the part of government. “While we welcome the release of the girls, we do not think that exchanging innocent girls for hardened criminals like the terrorists is the right approach for the following reasons: “The suspected terrorists by the release have escaped justice. And all the effort made by security agencies to bring them to book has come to nothing.
The release of the terrorists is a setback for the war on insurgency. Their release is tantamount to releasing them to resume their war against society. Many of them could find their ways back to the terrorists camps from where they could unleash terror against the country. Others who are allowed to roam freely in society could become veritable recruiting agents and purveyors of suicide bombing and urban terrorism.
“The Boko Haram terrorists are emboldened to continue with their tactics of kidnapping innocent people with the belief that they can always use it to blackmail the government to release their members and to extract other concessions. “The piece meal release of the girls means the terrorists want to extract more concessions from the government which in the end can only prolong the insurgency.
“The release of the girls will increase the agony and high expectancy of the remaining girls still in custody of the terrorists and their families who will be wondering why they have not been so lucky. It therefore would have been better to ensure the release of all the girls at once.
“The negotiations are in clear violation and indeed a direct assault on the generally accepted international principle never to negotiate with terrorists.
This international principle is sound and logical because negotiation with the terrorists only fuels their urge to continue with their heinous crimes.” While acknowledging the concern of President Muhammadu Buhari in ensuring the timely release of the girls, the PDP insists that there are options to explore rather than negotiating with the Boko Haram terrorists.
“We recognize the concern of President Buhari to ensure the earliest release of the chibok girls for domestic and international considerations.
We equally are very concerned about the safe return of the girls to their families at the earliest possible time. But we disagree that negotiating with the terrorists is the right approach to achieving the objective, ” it added Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The skull of any PDP member who says anything about the release of these girls must be full of maggots!
ReplyDeleteIf prompt action had been taken during your reign when these girls were kidnapped, there wouldn't have been a need for any prisoners exchange now.
It's quite obvious you are vexed that the administration of PMB is already achieving what GEJ's administration failed to achieve.
KJoe
PDP is dead already and therefore will not regret saying anything in the public. Leave them with chibok community to hear this. Their swear alone will bury PDP forever.
ReplyDeleteChibok community is just beside sambisa Forest where BH guys live, they bear the brunt and knows the consequences more than anyone of releasing one single terrorist. This people if you ask them will tell you to release all of the terrorists if they will return all the girls, what is PDP saying? There is no single community that has a coal tar or motorable road up to that place that are now in control of this terrorists. The government of the day is still fine tuning the military strategies to eliminate this menace why would they not give them two people for eighty of the girls? No wonder that is why your lackadaisical approach to even believe that the kidnap exist that lead to this long stay of these innocent girls in the hands of this mad terrorists. I will not pray that may your children be involved because they are innocent as well but may you be kidnapped one day while your people will be telling the kidnappers to rather finish you that they can't pay certain sum while you have hundred times that amount in your account. Amen.
Can PDP say something different if one of their daughter is among those girls.
ReplyDeleteAnd who among them can not pay anything for the freedom of their daughter......SELFISH AND HEARTLESS PARTY
Not really sure that the spoke man of this (PDP-NCC)are sound health wise he need a medical attention. Quote El-Rufai"for someone to lost his or her children will know the pains and agony one went through. 195 children to 2 criminals, what is the ratio,since his children are not amongst. I don't blame him I pray that he lost one of his child or kidnapping it then he would know the pains and agony all the parents are went through. Even,if for them(Fed.Govt) to release all the BH prisoners,will bring back or facilities releasing the remaining 113 girls it a welcome ideas. Supposing Mr Jonathan did such their releasing could have been forgotten issues. This are the legacy (issues of BH,Hunger, unemployment, insecurity, lack of social amenities,& others. APC inherit from PDP.let them give peace a chance and see what Nigerian will benefit from APC.
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