According to the Peoples Democratic Party, the All Progressives Congress’ silence over Sunday’s gruesome terrorist invasion and killing of noble worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, confirms the APC’s complicity and implicit support for terrorism in our country.
The PDP was stunned by the President’s lame and detached press statement, which lacked the presidential empathy, concern, assurances, and commitment expected of a Commander in Chief, who should be a “comforter in chief” in the face of such a horrific terrorist attack on the country.
This was contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologbunagba, on Monday, and partly read, “The feeble and insensitive statement by the Presidency is a further confirmation of the APC administration’s tacit sympathy for terrorism.”
“This is because, in saner climes, the President would personally address the nation on the gruesome murder of many citizens under his care. President Buhari’s silence is deafening and points to allegations in the public space that terrorists are enjoying tacit accommodation from the highest level of the APC administration.”
“It is indeed unpardonable that as terrorists were murdering our citizens in Owo, President Buhari was busy in the comfort, luxury, and safety of the Presidential Villa, having dinner with the APC leaders and conducting political meetings aimed at perpetuating APC’s fraudulent, insensitive, inhumane and vicious government on hapless Nigerians.”
It also alleged that such actions by the APC and the President who had woefully failed in their promise to lead the fight against terrorism from the front continued to embolden terrorists to carry out more terrible attacks on the citizens.
It alleged that the indefensible viewpoint of the APC also entrusts credence to the fears already reflected by Nigerians that there was a calculated orchestration of crisis by the APC in various parts of the country to derail the scheduled 2023 general election.
It alleged that the APC had never forcefully condemned terrorist attacks in Nigeria since the revelation that the APC introduced fugitives from neighbouring countries to assist it to rig the 2019 general election.
It alleged that the APC had repeatedly been advised to come out clean on the pact it had with terrorists for which it was sacrificing the lives of innocent Nigerians.
It advised the APC that Nigerians must not continue to be used as expendables in their alleged despicable pact with terrorists, adding that such was reprehensible, atrocious, and must not be allowed to continue in the country.
The PDP, however, called on Nigerians not to despair but remain united and on alert as the Party took firm steps ahead of the 2023 general election in the mission to Rescue and Rebuild the nation from the misrule of the present administration.