The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu
Buhari for branding residents of the federal capital territory as
“necessary evil”.
Buhari had described them as “necessary evil” for voting the PDP during the last general election.
But
in a statement, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, said resorting to
branding Nigerians evil for exercising their rights is completely
“un-presidential” and must be condemned by all.
He said Buhari’s
statement was capable of demonising innocent compatriots and setting
them up for victimisation by “overzealous agencies”.
“President
Buhari should note that he was not only rejected by FCT residents but
also by an overwhelming majority of Nigerians across the states of the
federation, who voted massively for the PDP, only for the Independent
National Electoral Commission to subvert the will of the people in his
favour; consequent upon which our party and presidential candidate have
headed for the retrieval of this stolen mandate at the tribunal, “the
statement read.
“The PDP criticises the president for stating that to make FCT secure is to make ‘myself secure and the Vice President’ .
“The
party holds that it is the duty of the president to provide security
for all parts of the country, irrespective of where he and the Vice
President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo reside or how Nigerians cast their
votes.”
The party said the security of lives of all Nigerians
ought to have been paramount to the president and not determined by
inessential factors, if indeed he has the interest of the people at
heart.
The party, therefore, called on Buhari to apologise to Nigerians for the “divisive comment”.
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