Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the gruesome massacre of over 200 Nigerians, including children, in what appeared as coordinated attacks in Benue State, describing it as another horrifying chapter in the history of the country under the unresponsive All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
The PDP which said this in a Statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Olugunagba noted that it is alarmed by reports of how terrorists and bandits invaded and overran communities in series of organised daily bloody attacks, unleashing violence, murdering hundreds of defenseless compatriots unchallenged, while the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led APC government remains largely unconcerned.
The opposition party accused President Tinubu of emboldening the assailants marauding Communities in various States of Nigeria through what it calls “Tinubu’s lethargic” approach to security, as well as alleged complicity of the APC, which it claimed has failed to decisively confront the situation given its reported connection with terrorist interests.
The PDP stated that the obvious fact is that the Nigerian leader and the ruling APC party are overwhelmed and have abandoned the security and wellbeing of citizens, which are the primary purpose of government and rather focused on politics and illusive re-election in 2027 leaving the Nation at the mercy of outlaws who have killed over 600,000 Nigerians in the last two years.
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The opposition Party, therefore, charged President Tinubu to end his lethargic approach to security and show leadership as the Commander-in-Chief, and lead from the front by immediately visiting the troubled communities in Benue State and taking decisive action to end the killings in the country.
While it commended the Security forces for their gallantry and sacrifices, it urges them not to relent in their efforts in securing the Nation as it commiserates with the Families of victims of the senseless killings in Benue State and other parts of the country.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
