APC's policies have been the catalyst for IPOB - PDP
- The Peoples Democratic Party has stated that IPOB was created as a result of the ineptitude of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and asked the party to stop blaming the opposition for its own failures
- The PDP asked the ruling party to look inward and seek solutions to its self-induced challenges in government which it says were caused by the APC's unpreparedness for governance
- It bashed the APC as being a problem unto itself and stated that this has affected the lives of the citizenry who daily gnash their teeth in regret for voting the party into power in 2015
- The opposition party however condemned all separatist groups aimed at balkanizing the country
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to own up to its faults and stop blaming the opposition for the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The party made its comments in response to a statement made by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, blaming treasury looters for the agitations of IPOB.
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In a statement signed by the party’s national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye, and posted on the party's Facebook page, the PDP stated that the pro-Biafra group was a silent voice during the years in which it was in power.
Legit.ng notes that it turned the tables on the APC, telling them to make public, the looters who they are shielding; as the opposition party stated that those people were the ones using their ill-gotten wealth to fund IPOB’s activities.
The statement read in full: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is constrained once again to respond to the tirade by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who as usual, made an attempt at blaming a superficial opposition for the continuous gaffe of the Federal Government under the leadership of his Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We had advised not a few times, that the APC should look inward and seek solutions to its self-induced challenges in government caused by its unpreparedness for governance; but since the Party seem set for self-destruction, we shall not relent in helping to expose their ineptitude to the Nigerian populace.
“We noticed that the minister who is much known for his unbridled capacity for constant polarization of the polity rather than ardency in the proper dissemination of government policies and information to the populace, tried once again on Sunday, to shift blames of the poor handling of the agitations of IPOB by the Current Government to an opposition that exists only in his imagination.
“It is disheartening that rather than accept blame for its ineptitude, the APC Government has continued to blame "enemies" real or imaginary for their woes.
“How on earth will a serious minded government blame opposition parties which they have conveniently labelled "looters" for the activities of IPOB? But we take solace in the fact that the APC might actually know the looters, as the Party has clearly demonstrated its penchant for giving covers to people considered as corrupt.
“The recent release of 48 Houses confiscated as proceed of crime back to a member of the APC who was standing trial for allegations of corruption readily comes to mind.
“Much as we will continue to harp on the one sided corruption fight of this administration, we wish to urge the APC to look inwards in locating the looters using their ill-gotten wealth to sponsor separatist agitation against the Government of the Day.
“It is instructive to note that we are aware of the internal crisis rocking the amalgam of interests that formed the APC and the struggle for power within the government, as the noise of discontent keep rising on a daily basis from the Party.
“Based on the above, it is no news that APC has been a problem unto itself which has affected the lives of the citizenry who daily gnash their teeth in regret for voting the APC into power in 2015.
“We wish to put on record that agitation for actualisation of the State of Biafra was a total silent voice while the PDP was in power because of the Government of inclusiveness we provided for Nigerians who were made to experience what a genuine national government meant.
“The APC should therefore, learn to mould itself into a real National Party, provide good leadership for the people and let the generality of Nigerians feel safe.
“Finally as a Party, we had condemned and we are still condemning separatist movements tailored towards balkanizing the Nation.
“We therefore make bold to further state, that the APC policies have been the catalyst for IPOB problem, and as such, the party should do soul searching and correct the anomaly. No external enemy so to say, is working against this government. The government is its own worst enemy.”
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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said the agitation for Biafra is being sponsored by treasury looters and those who are politically disgruntled.
Mohammed said Kanu is being sponsored to incite war under the disguise of fighting for the rights of the people.
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Source: Legit.ng
