…Says APC has conceded sovereignty to terrorists
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the nonchalant attitude displayed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration on matters of insecurity shows that it is either unwilling to stop the menace or complicit in some of the attacks.
The opposition party, which stated this in a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, noted that the inability of Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), to take action against the attackers, but instead continue their jamboree in the name of a national convention, shows that they have conceded the country’s sovereignty to the bandits.
The PDP was reacting to the video footage of an alarming invasion of the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday, allegedly by armed terrorists.
In the video, which has gone viral on WhatsApp platforms, showed the terrorists, in their scores, riding motorcycles, well-armed, invading the airport and cruising freely on the tarmac, while the crew of the Azman aircraft and its passengers were frozen in shock.
According to reports, the terrorists prevented the Azman aircraft, billed to operate its first flight, Kaduna – Lagos route, from operating, at about 7.30 am.
The report said it took the quick intervention of troops of the military and other security agents at the airport to repel them, and curtail a potentially national embarrassment.
The PDP took exception to the fact that the ruling APC continued with its national convention in Abuja, with Buhari present, while the Airport was under attack. The PDP was even more shocked that Buhari did not say a word on the incident at the Convention, but instead, carried on as if nothing happened.
In the issued statement, the PDP noted that the brazen attack on the international airport is “a clear confirmation that our nation’s security, command control structure under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has completely collapsed”.
It also condemned Buhari’s silent reaction to the Airport invasion. “President Buhari’s failure to address the Kaduna Airport attack, is consistent with his characteristic abdication of duty at critical times”.
“Under President Buhari terrorists have established sovereignty in substantial parts of the country especially in the North West and North East regions, where terrorists execute laws and impose penalties, collect taxes, control commercial and transportation activities and now scaringly take control of an international airport with grave negative consequences to our national image in the world”.
“Our country has never had it this bad with such a weak, uncoordinated and clueless President, with an inhumane, visionless and propaganda-driven political party like the APC.
“Nigerians should therefore rally round the PDP in our mission to rescue our nation from the precipice and restore the unity and security of her people”, it stated.
