The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) on Tuesday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment that the
Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris flouted his order.
PDP said that by Buhari’s remark
that he was unaware that Idris refused relocating to Benue State, following the
killings in the state, he had “directly admitted running an incompetent,
disorganized and uncoordinated administration.”
A statement by its spokesperson,
Kola Ologbondiyan said Buhari’s explanation on the IGP is also an “admission
that he has handed over power to a cabal that neither sought for votes nor
elected by Nigerians.”
The party said Buhari had
irredeemably indicted himself, adding that such “unpardonable slipshod attitude
to governance is directly responsible for his government’s wrecking of the
nation’s once robust economy as well as other woes that have befallen our
nation in his almost three years in office.”
Ologbondiyan said the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the President should take their
“minds off the Aso Villa ahead of 2019 election now that their leader and sole
candidate has practically admitted his incompetence to run an effective
government as desired by Nigerians.”
The statement reads, “Nigerians
have completely lost hope in President Muhammadu Buhari and his incompetent
administration. By stating that he was unaware that the IGP only spent 24 hours
in Benue state, Mr President has confirmed that he has not been effectively
monitoring the handling of the security situation of our nation.
“This places a huge question mark
on the regular assurances issued from the Presidency on security.
“For our party, PDP, the
expression of President Buhari has once again vindicated our position that our
nation has been placed on autopilot cruise with a cabal pretending to be
managing our affairs.
“Indeed, Nigerians need to know;
what exactly did President Buhari, as the Commander-in-Chief, do when he
realized that the IGP did not carry out his orders? We demand a direct answer
from the Presidency.
“The fact is that there is no
sense of remorse by the Government as the President himself spent only two
hours in Benue state without visiting the victims or even making any direct
policy statement on those behind the killings and how to forestall future
bloodletting. Rather, in the character of this government, Mr. President
engaged in yet another blame game instead of facing issues.
“If the Presidency is not
committed to monitoring critical issues such as security, then Nigerians are no
longer in doubt as to why other sectors, particularly our once robust economy,
had gone comatose under the Buhari administration.
“Moreover, Nigerians are miffed
that while the wailings over these daily bloodletting are yet to abate,
President Buhari is busy announcing his plans to return to Benue to seek for
another round of votes.
“This shows clinically that Mr.
President is truly not aware that Nigerians have since abandoned him in his
state of unawareness.
“Nigerians can no longer bear
with a government that cannot give directions to officials and monitor it
through; a government that is so inept that it lacks the elementary
proficiencies to initiate and implement effective policies and programmes for
national cohesion and development; a government that lacks the basic skills to
internationally engage and run a virile economy.
“We have a government that was so
careless, that it even had names of dead persons in the list of appointees to
federal boards. What a tragedy!
“Again, we maintain that our
nation has been on auto-drive under the APC and Nigerians cannot wait to end
this nightmare come 2019.
“For us, in the PDP, the
well-being of Nigerians and overall national cohesion will continue to remain
paramount to us at all times, as we rally with the people on our repositioned
platform ahead of the 2019 general elections.”
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