PDP Accuses APC Of Celebrating Violence In The Country

Posted: May, 22 2014, 6:05AM

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisah Metuh

Get paid to share your links! The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of celebrating violence in Nigeria, and of being hypocritical in the face of the loss of lives being caused by the insurgents.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Olisa Metuh, made the claims yesterday following a meeting of the NWC in Abuja, arguing that ignoring the twin Jos bombings and the one in Kano, the APC went ahead to organize a rally in Ekiti State.
Metuh maintained that by orchestrating violence, merry making and celebrations, the APC “sheds crocodile tears and engages in blame-game."
The spokesman also noted that despite engaging a foreign publicist, the opposition party has engaged in propaganda and misinformation, but that Nigerians would not be deceived.
Metuh cautioned Nigerians and the international community to be wary of the APC, which he accused of joining the naysayers in making the country ungovernable so that the doomsday prediction that Nigeria would split would become a reality.
"APC is the major beneficiary of terrorism in this country,” he said.  “We stand by our statement that APC celebrates terrorism. What they are doing has nothing to do with actions or inactions of the past. What they are doing does not translate to votes in this country.
"When APC said they would partner with government to find solutions on Boko Haram, we ask whether their celebration and consultancy is what they want partnering?
He noted that Nigeria is a developing democratic country, and that even in developed democracies, things are not perfect.
“The truth is that even if we had made mistakes, Nigerians know that APC and the opposition is not an option. We are not tribal, we are not owned by anybody and Nigerians know that.
"We didn't say APC bombed Nyanya, Kano, Jos, etc. What we said is that APC by their actions, utterances, promote violence and if they do so, they cannot shy away that they fuel violence," Metuh said.