2019: Oshiomhole hits Atiku, Saraki, reveals why there are killings in PDP states
Oshiomhole, has claimed that the killing of APC members in the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) states were politically-motivated.
Speaking with newsmen after a meeting of the party's National Working
Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, the former Edo State governor also slammed
the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his
promise to create millions of jobs annually.
On the allegation of politically motivated killings in PDP states,
Oshimohole said: "The third issue we discussed is a very disturbing
development in some states where the PDP is using the state
instrument, misusing the police the way they like to undermine the
basic democratic rights of the APC in those states they feel they are
in charge.
"A typical example is what happened today in Akwa-Ibom where the
Commissioner of Police colluded with the state governor to force the
APC out of the state's House of Assembly.
"The Commissioner went beyond the bounds of his duty to aid and abate
what was clearly wrong. It is not the business of the police to assist
the political authorities to effect their own biases.
"We are also witnessing some sad developments like few weeks back when
the state chairman of the APC in Enugu State narrowly escaped
assassination but unfortunately his police orderly was not so lucky as
he was shot at and hospitalised.
"In Rivers State, two members of the House of Assembly were abducted
and one of them found dead.
"We do not think that these are normal criminals but we are beginning
to wonder the way which our party leaders, particularly in states we
found not have governors the way they gone under attack, violent and
even assassination.
"These are, for me, very dangerous signals and we want to appeal all
those active in the political process that we must respect the right
of every Nigerian to belong to party of their choice," he said.
Celebrating the victory of APC in Kwara State and the downfall of
Saraki, he said, "For me, even more outstanding is the humiliating
defeat Saraki suffered in the hands of Kwara people who are determined
to dismantle the Saraki failed attempt to install his own variance of
a political culture of which he is the only constant decimal.
"I think the good people of Kwara state have dealt him a big blow as
the proclaim leader of the opposition PDP and he has had to lead the
campaigns to so many other places.
"Now here is a native doctor who was busy going to other states now
unable to heal his own people.
"That defeat in Kwara State as far as we are concerned particularly by
person he did not put in place to stand election means a lot to us.
"We are not going to accept a Nigerian variant where a minority party
preside over the affairs of the National Assembly whether as dictated
by Bukola Saraki as as represented by Yakubu Dogara in the House of
Representatives of the PDP because it is not right.
"In his own case what the people of Kwara have done to him is that
they are going to politically bury him come February next year and he
has seen the first warning.
"I am sure Saraki would be politically retired by the good people of
Kwara that he has mismanaged their economic and political rights over
the years.
"So, I am very excited about that and we think that this is something
worth celebrating and we took time to celebrate it today," he said.
On Atiku's promise to create jobs, he said: "People should market
themselves by telling us why we should trust them, particularly since
there are no new players on parade.
"Everybody that l know of on parade have at one time or the other been
in government.
"So, if you are going to put air-conditions on Nigeria roads, you have
to tell us how you are going to design it and why you couldn't design
the air-condition even for a room and parlour. I think issues like
that would be asked. There are no magic.
"If you are going to create 10 millon jobs, how come that when you
were in government before and you produce a SEED document where you
promised to create seven million jobs, by the time when that
government was out, we had lost Micheline, Dunlop, closed down entire
textiles industries, we witness unprecedented industrial obituary.
Factories were closing one after the other.
"So, these are the issue we really want to engage. It is going to be a
very interesting season for the media.
"They have to play back what people are saying and to compare what
they did when they have the opportunities.
"I think that there will be more to keep us busy rather than to resort
to primitive tactics of arm twisting of harassing and using thugs to
intimidate state leaders of our party," Oshiomhole quipped.
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