The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) and his party are dancing on the graves of fallen soldiers.
Abubakar has commented on the
death of soldiers in Boko Haram attacks while his party alleged that Mansur
Dan-Ali, minister of defence, diverted funds for the military to the APC
campaign.
In a statement on Tuesday, Lanre
Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the comment of the PDP is “callous and
insensitive to the families and dependants” of the late soldiers.
“The allegations by the PDP that
military funds have been diverted to finance the 2019 election campaigns of the
APC is a sad reminder of the evil and retrogressive practices the PDP was
notorious for during its defunct rule,” Issa-Onilu said.
“God forbid that the APC inherits
and apply such morbid practice as brazenly displayed during the immediate past
PDP administration where funds allocated to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in
the north-east were shared among PDP leaders and their cronies.
“It is clear that the PDP and its
presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have decided to dance on the
graves of our valiant and patriotic soldiers by politicising their deaths in
the recent Boko Haram attack on the Nigerian army Metele base.
“The PDP and Atiku are playing
desperate politics where even the blood of our fallen heroes is fair game.
Their actions are callous and insensitive to the families and dependants of the
late soldiers and indeed our military which battles daily to ensure our
territorial integrity.
“Nigerians see through PDP’s ploy
to score political points as elections approach and it will surely backfire.
While the APC mourns the death of our military and other security personnel who
have lost their lives in the line of duty, we urge them to remain focussed on
the brave task of securing the nation.
“The President Muhammadu
Buhari-led APC administration remains solidly committed to bringing lasting
peace and security to all parts of the country and ensuring that previously
displaced persons are rehabilitated to resume their normal and productive
lives.”
Last week, the Islamic State in
West Africa (ISWA) faction of Boko Haram attacked 157 task force battalion of
the Nigerian army in Metele, Borno, killing over 100 soldiers.
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