The leadership of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP ) Saturday
accused the All Progressives Congress
( APC) of pursuing an agenda towards
ensuring the division of the country.
The PDP made the allegation against
the main opposition party in the
country in a statement issued by its
National Publicity Secretary , Olisa
Metuh , in an attempt at showing
support for President Goodluck
Jonathan ’s warning to the APC
recently , admonishing leaders of the
opposition and some former office
holders to “desist from sowing seeds of
discord among the people with their
incendiary utterances.”
Metuh , in the statement , described the
President ’s statement as a “ perfect act
in nationalism , the mark of a true
leader who is committed to the interest
and welfare of the nation and her
citizens ” and urged the opposition to
“ heed this caution, show decency ,
patriotism and shun do-or -die quest for
power .”
The PDP said that the President had
shown as always that he is “a
committed national and patriotic
leader , a decent politician , a lover of a
united , stable and prosperous Nigeria
and a champion of the integrity of the
nation ’s electoral process. ”
According to the PDP , “it is the height
of hypocrisy that the APC, known for
making inflammatory and divisive
statements , would turn round to point a
finger of guilt at the President.
“ It is indeed unfortunate that instead of
retracing their steps, as all well -
meaning citizens would have done
under the circumstance , the APC , in
their desperation , went ahead to justify
their unguarded statements with
renewed personal attacks on the
President .
“ By refusing to heed calls by patriotic
Nigerians , including the President, to
shed their penchant for inciting
statements , and for showing no
remorse over the fact that their
statements fuel violence and
insurgency , the APC has again
confirmed that it is a party of
unpatriotic elements on a mission to
destroy our country .
“ This has further confirmed that APC is
a party of determined and irredeemable
anarchists; a tool in the hands of
enemies of our dear nation whose
agenda is to divide the people and
break up the nation for their selfish
interests.
“ Nigerians can now see the real reason
the APC has been attacking , not only
the Presidency but also key institutions
of government , including the National
Assembly , the judiciary, INEC as well as
the military and other security forces .
For the APC, every institution that
represents or protects the unity of the
nation must be attacked, weakened and
ultimately destroyed. ”
The PDP said further that, “ This was
the agenda behind the move by the
APC to politicise the military and other
security agencies, including the DSS
and the Police .
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