The
Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has said that
the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was behind the insurgency threatening the
peace of the country. In a statement signed by its National Publicity
Secretary, Olisah Metuh, the PDP based its declaration on the opposition
party’s condemnation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of state of
emergency in Adamwa, Borno and Yobe states on Tuesday.
Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has said that
the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was behind the insurgency threatening the
peace of the country. In a statement signed by its National Publicity
Secretary, Olisah Metuh, the PDP based its declaration on the opposition
party’s condemnation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of state of
emergency in Adamwa, Borno and Yobe states on Tuesday.
The
ACN has faulted the process as it submitted that the Federal Government did not
seek the endorsement of the National Assembly as stipulated in the amended 1999
Constitution. But Metuh in the statement disclosed that the opposition party
was against emergency rule as he claimed the “ACN and its cohorts in the
opposition are behind insurgents and therefore, must subvert every measure
taken by government to tackle escalating insurgency.”
ACN has faulted the process as it submitted that the Federal Government did not
seek the endorsement of the National Assembly as stipulated in the amended 1999
Constitution. But Metuh in the statement disclosed that the opposition party
was against emergency rule as he claimed the “ACN and its cohorts in the
opposition are behind insurgents and therefore, must subvert every measure
taken by government to tackle escalating insurgency.”
Metuh
also claimed that the ACN had been exploiting the escalating crisis to
undermine the PDP-led Federal Government. “We recall that the opposition
boasted recently that they would end the Boko Haram scourge within two months
of their presidency. There is no smoke without fire”, he said. Metuh noted that
the opposition sees the escalating terror as a short-cut to power. “Recall also
that the statements of the leaders of the opposition at the eve 2011
presidential election gave birth to violence which has snowballed today into
terrorism.
also claimed that the ACN had been exploiting the escalating crisis to
undermine the PDP-led Federal Government. “We recall that the opposition
boasted recently that they would end the Boko Haram scourge within two months
of their presidency. There is no smoke without fire”, he said. Metuh noted that
the opposition sees the escalating terror as a short-cut to power. “Recall also
that the statements of the leaders of the opposition at the eve 2011
presidential election gave birth to violence which has snowballed today into
terrorism.
We
therefore, call on the leaders of the opposition to remove the mask on their
faces and publicly declare their stand,” he said. The PDP admonished the ACN to
exercise restraint in its criticisms. “May we also educate the ACN that a just
and equitable society cannot be achieved overnight in the same manner, good
governance is not an already- made commodity waiting on the counter. We wish to
emphasize that in over a decade, the PDP has not only rebuilt the decayed
fabrics of the nation, but has taken recognizable and commendable steps in the
direction of good governance.
therefore, call on the leaders of the opposition to remove the mask on their
faces and publicly declare their stand,” he said. The PDP admonished the ACN to
exercise restraint in its criticisms. “May we also educate the ACN that a just
and equitable society cannot be achieved overnight in the same manner, good
governance is not an already- made commodity waiting on the counter. We wish to
emphasize that in over a decade, the PDP has not only rebuilt the decayed
fabrics of the nation, but has taken recognizable and commendable steps in the
direction of good governance.
We
shall remain committed to that despite distractions. “What is new in what the
President has done if we must again tell the ACN, is that President Jonathan is
a core democrat, who appreciates the core values of democracy and who believes
firmly that democracy must be practised in Nigeria in its undiluted form”,
Metuh noted.
shall remain committed to that despite distractions. “What is new in what the
President has done if we must again tell the ACN, is that President Jonathan is
a core democrat, who appreciates the core values of democracy and who believes
firmly that democracy must be practised in Nigeria in its undiluted form”,
Metuh noted.
Source: Sun
