PDP berates Buhari over insecurity, says governors abandoned to their fate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his alleged failure to take decisive steps to end bloodletting across the country and guarantee a stable, peaceful and secure nation.

The party said it was dismayed that the Buhari Presidency only stops at “issuing condemnations, publishing commiserations and embarking on condolence visits with empty assurances, but takes no definite steps to address the situation and bring culprits to book.”

PDP stated this in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. He said it was “completely inexcusable that as an individual, occupying the seat of the Commander-In-Chief, President Buhari has failed to organise his parade and articulate a decisive and operable strategy to effectively end violence in our nation.”

The statement read in part, “At most, Presidency officials sit in the safety and comfort of Aso Rock to task state governors and traditional rulers, without concrete security measures to rout perpetrators.

“This complete failure of leadership and abdication of the statutory duties of the President indicates that the Buhari Presidency has no solutions towards ensuring the security of lives and property in our nation.

“The PDP holds that such failure by the Buhari Presidency is emboldening perpetuation of violent acts against defenceless citizens by insurgents, bandits, marauders and kidnappers freely pillaging our compatriots in various parts of our country.

“Each passing day, our nation is jolted by the shocking news of avoidable violence, mindless killings, preventable bloodlettings, loss of breadwinners and murder of promising citizens. Indeed, this is not the way to go.”

The part further regretted that President Buhari, who it said, promised to lead from the front, decided to allegedly withdraw to the safety of Aso Rock.

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“Nigerians can no longer move freely around their country as insecurity pervades on all fronts,” the party added.

Activities of Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, killer herdsmen and youth cultism have remained a serious issue in the country. Hardly any day passes without the news of properties being destroyed, citizens either maimed or killed by these criminals.

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