The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday stated for the umpteenth time that the All Progressives Congress and its leaders are responsible for the spate of insurgency in the country.
The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja.
The party recalled the alleged inciting utterances of APC leaders, including its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, which it said fuelled terrorism.
The PDP stated that by going to the international media recently to distance itself from complicity and turning round to blame the PDP, the APC wants Nigerians to forget the barrage of statements by its leaders that promoted insurgency in the country.
The statement by Metuh said: “Nigerians have not forgotten the spontaneous violence and mayhem on innocent citizens following inciting statements by Buhari and other APC leaders then in the defunct CPC, upon losing the 2011 presidential election.”
Metuh described as funny the claim by APC that Buhari will bring insurgency to an end in
matter of weeks if he wins the 2015 presidential election through the use of force but later turned round to play the card of dialogue.
He said: “Ironically, for over a year of General Buhari’s draconian rule in the 1980s and even now in pretended love for democracy, the General is never known to be amenable to any form of dialogue.
“So, where will this hyped Midas touch on dialogue come from?
“Well-meaning Nigerians appreciate the way and manner the Jonathan administration is confronting insurgency using dialogue and military option.
“Twice, the Council of State has appraised and endorsed this approach despite spirited efforts by the opposition to distract the President and demoralize our security forces.”