
The Peoples Democratic Party has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government for allegedly politicising Nigerians’ protests against the current economic hardship and worsening insecurity in the country. Youths and women of Niger State took to the streets of Minna on Monday, protesting against what they termed as severe hardship and the increasing cost of living in the country. On Tuesday, the ruling APC accused opposition parties in the country of orchestrating the protests. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, in a statement stated “The protests in Minna and Kano on Monday were the manifestation of this devious and unpatriotic plot. That the protests happened simultaneously in both cities is not coincidental. It bears the bold stamp of an orchestrated and coordinated
ouths and women of Niger State took to the streets of Minna on Monday, protesting against what they termed as severe hardship and the increasing cost of living in the country. On Tuesday, the ruling APC accused opposition parties in the country of orchestrating the protests. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, in a statement stated “The protests in Minna and Kano on Monday were the manifestation of this devious and unpatriotic plot. That the protests happened simultaneously in both cities is not coincidental. It bears the bold stamp of an orchestrated and coordinated effort to instigate unrest and undermine the government. “This mercenary opposition tactic is a clear and present threat to public peace and national security.” Reacting, the PDP National Publicity Secretary
The action of the APC in threatening Nigerians for exercising their democratic and Constitutional right to protest in the face of misrule, agonising poverty, hunger, killings, and other harrowing experiences under the Tinubu administration shows that the APC is insensitive and relishes the life-discounting situation in the country, he said.
President Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023, no fewer than 5000 Nigerians have been killed by terrorists emboldened by the laidback attitude and body language of Mr. President who has failed to show seriousness on issues of security or empathy to victims either by words or action. “It is sad that in all of these, President Tinubu is missing in action as he holidays in France at the expense of the Nigerian treasury. “The APC must understand and come to terms with the fact that there is frustration in the land because of the suffocating economic and social policies; laidback attitude to security and massive corruption in the Tinubu administration.” Abdulrahman Zakariyau, Abuja
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