Boko Haram killing of soldiers: Why APC, Buhari are wicked – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the effort by the All
Progressives Congress, APC, to "justify President Muhammadu Buhari's
neglect of fighting troops, leading to the killing of over 100
soldiers by insurgents, was abhorrent, reprehensible and a slap on the
sensibility of Nigerians."

PDP challenged the ruling party to explain to Nigerians why it took
President Buhari a week to express 'shock' over the killing of over
100 soldiers.

In a statement signed and issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Kola
Ologbondiyan, the former ruling party said, "By this, the APC, as a
party, has fully demonstrated that it is a dysfunctional organisation
which attaches no value to the lives of our soldiers or other
Nigerians, but more interested in seeing funeral ceremonies and
floating over the graves of its victims.

"Why would the APC attempt to wave off revelations, which are already
in the public domain, that officials of the Buhari Presidency are
diverting funds meant for military equipment and welfare of our
soldiers to finance Mr. president's re-election campaign.

"If the APC were not jittery over revelations that it is a core
beneficiary of this evil racket, why is it rushing to defend the
Minister of Defence on findings that he diverted military funds to
produce campaign materials for the APC including an electronic
momento, with APC logo boldly inscribed on them?

"The APC, in its hallucination, forgot that Nigerians already know
that the neglect of the Buhari Presidency led to the killing of our
soldiers and that the President and the APC had remained unconcerned
and only started shedding crocodile tears after a public outcry on the
killing and their ominous silence.

"We challenge the APC to explain to Nigerians why it took President
Buhari, as Commander-in-Chief, a whole week to express 'shock' over
the killing of over 100 of our soldiers?

"Does that not portray our President as a commander who has abandoned
his troops and cares less of happenings in the front?

"What has the APC to say to the fact that the Buhari Presidency failed
to act on the threats by insurgents to attack the military base days
before the deadly invasion and killing of our soldiers?

"What has APC to say to the fact that at the time our soldiers were
being attacked by insurgents, our Service Chiefs were busy
participating in President Buhari's re-election campaign rally and
launch of Next Level mantra, stolen from a foreign institute?

"What has the APC to say to the fact that instead of being at the
forefront of investigations, our Minister of Defence was busy using
military funds to produce campaign souvenirs for President Buhari and
the APC?

"It is, therefore, an unpardonable assault on the sensibility of
Nigerians for the APC to, in any way, attempt to justify President
Buhari's negligence and inaction toward the welfare of our soldiers as
well as the diversion of military fund for Mr. President re-election
campaign at the expense of the lives of Nigerians.

"If the APC is not complicit in this heinous crime against our nation,
we challenge it to join the PDP in demanding for a National Assembly
inquest into the killing and the handling of anti-insurgency funds
under President Buhari, instead of this resort to wicked hypocritical
posturing."