The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Saturday, insisted that the actions,
utterances and body language of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, have
continued to give it away as the face
behind the ugly mask of insurgency in
parts of the country, dismissing its
denial of complicity as an ill-
articulated afterthought.
A statement issued in Abuja by the
National Publicity Secretary of the
Party, Olisa Metuh said the PDP and
Nigerians do not need further proof on
the unholy alliance between the APC and
insurgency.
Restating that the PDP firmly believes
in the plurality of Nigeria’s political
space, knowing full well, the cardinal
role the opposition plays in any
sustainable democracy, the party said it
was however an outright coup against
democracy for the APC to employ
deceit, lies and insurgency as means of
achieving political control.
“When we accused the APC of being
behind insurgency, we did not speak in
vain and when we summarized the
manifesto of the party as a product of
Janjaweed ideology, we have verifiable
reasons”, PDP said.
The statement argued that it was not a
coincidence that after (former Head of
State), Muhammadu Buhari, beckoned
on his supporters to go on a lynching
spree should he lose the 2011
presidential election, an unprecedented
violence broke out, claiming the lives of
hundreds of innocent Nigerians. It
noted that the Sheik Lemu committee
which investigated this carnage,
unequivocally established Mr. Buhari’s
culpability.
“Besides, the allegory of the bloody
monkey and baboon in respect of the
2015 election, which is still way ahead,
by the same General is still very fresh in
the minds of Nigerians. The serial
threats of violence should President
Jonathan contest in 2015 including the
most recent prophecy of violent deaths
and destructions in 2015 by Nasiru El
Rufai are not slips from elements at the
periphery but snips from characters who
know more than ordinary Nigerians, the
reasons behind the mindless carnage in
the country.
“And when the APC boasted earlier in
2013 even before it could secure its
name from counter claims that
insurgency would end within 100 days of
its leadership of the nation, Nigerians
recalled immediately that the chief
priest who dines with the deity knows
the right libation to appease the gods.
Insurgency is APC and APC is
insurgency.
“We recall also that the APC attempted
to use the November, 2013 Anambra
governorship election to test run its
agenda by posting fake opinion poll,
making inflammatory statements
concerning the election, and imported
armed thugs in botched bid to unleash
mayhem in the election it came a
distant third. Vigilant security agencies
nipped their plans in the bud”.
The statement further said it was
laughable that the APC was
regurgitating a distorted and pirated
version of counter insurgency measures
that have been in quiet operation as if
it were original to it , wondering if the
APC leadership was under “the
influence” when (its) statement was
authored.
PDP also said it might be necessary for
the APC to offer explanation for the
reason insurgency gains a pitch higher
each time President Jonathan takes a
forward step in his transformation
programme.
According to the ruling party, the
gender insensitivity of the APC is a
direct fall-out of its Janjaweed
ideology, hence the relentless vicious
attacks on the female members of the
Federal Executive Council and others in
sensitive positions.
“It is not for nothing that all the
persons that the APC wants to resign
from the federal cabinet or similar
positions are females- Dr. Ngozi Okonjo
Iweala, Diezani Alison Madueke,
Arunma Oteh. In the APC’s Janjaweed
ideology, no woman, no matter how
brilliant should be heard or seen”.
The PDP finally cautioned the APC to
purge itself of evil tendencies and focus
on how to build a strong and united
nation instead of promoting violence
and bloodshed in desperate bid for
power, citing the stand of President
Jonathan that “his ambition is not
worth spilling the blood of any Nigerian
as instructive”.
Saturday, insisted that the actions,
utterances and body language of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, have
continued to give it away as the face
behind the ugly mask of insurgency in
parts of the country, dismissing its
denial of complicity as an ill-
articulated afterthought.
A statement issued in Abuja by the
National Publicity Secretary of the
Party, Olisa Metuh said the PDP and
Nigerians do not need further proof on
the unholy alliance between the APC and
insurgency.
Restating that the PDP firmly believes
in the plurality of Nigeria’s political
space, knowing full well, the cardinal
role the opposition plays in any
sustainable democracy, the party said it
was however an outright coup against
democracy for the APC to employ
deceit, lies and insurgency as means of
achieving political control.
“When we accused the APC of being
behind insurgency, we did not speak in
vain and when we summarized the
manifesto of the party as a product of
Janjaweed ideology, we have verifiable
reasons”, PDP said.
The statement argued that it was not a
coincidence that after (former Head of
State), Muhammadu Buhari, beckoned
on his supporters to go on a lynching
spree should he lose the 2011
presidential election, an unprecedented
violence broke out, claiming the lives of
hundreds of innocent Nigerians. It
noted that the Sheik Lemu committee
which investigated this carnage,
unequivocally established Mr. Buhari’s
culpability.
“Besides, the allegory of the bloody
monkey and baboon in respect of the
2015 election, which is still way ahead,
by the same General is still very fresh in
the minds of Nigerians. The serial
threats of violence should President
Jonathan contest in 2015 including the
most recent prophecy of violent deaths
and destructions in 2015 by Nasiru El
Rufai are not slips from elements at the
periphery but snips from characters who
know more than ordinary Nigerians, the
reasons behind the mindless carnage in
the country.
“And when the APC boasted earlier in
2013 even before it could secure its
name from counter claims that
insurgency would end within 100 days of
its leadership of the nation, Nigerians
recalled immediately that the chief
priest who dines with the deity knows
the right libation to appease the gods.
Insurgency is APC and APC is
insurgency.
“We recall also that the APC attempted
to use the November, 2013 Anambra
governorship election to test run its
agenda by posting fake opinion poll,
making inflammatory statements
concerning the election, and imported
armed thugs in botched bid to unleash
mayhem in the election it came a
distant third. Vigilant security agencies
nipped their plans in the bud”.
The statement further said it was
laughable that the APC was
regurgitating a distorted and pirated
version of counter insurgency measures
that have been in quiet operation as if
it were original to it , wondering if the
APC leadership was under “the
influence” when (its) statement was
authored.
PDP also said it might be necessary for
the APC to offer explanation for the
reason insurgency gains a pitch higher
each time President Jonathan takes a
forward step in his transformation
programme.
According to the ruling party, the
gender insensitivity of the APC is a
direct fall-out of its Janjaweed
ideology, hence the relentless vicious
attacks on the female members of the
Federal Executive Council and others in
sensitive positions.
“It is not for nothing that all the
persons that the APC wants to resign
from the federal cabinet or similar
positions are females- Dr. Ngozi Okonjo
Iweala, Diezani Alison Madueke,
Arunma Oteh. In the APC’s Janjaweed
ideology, no woman, no matter how
brilliant should be heard or seen”.
The PDP finally cautioned the APC to
purge itself of evil tendencies and focus
on how to build a strong and united
nation instead of promoting violence
and bloodshed in desperate bid for
power, citing the stand of President
Jonathan that “his ambition is not
worth spilling the blood of any Nigerian
as instructive”.
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