The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) – led government of having terrorists apologists.
The opposition party was responding to the escalating insecurity in the country which had witnessed terrorist attacks on train commuters and the Armed Forces, both in Kaduna State, within the past fortnight.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, who spoke on a television program said the fight against seems unwinnable.
Ologunagba also cited the claims of the late Obadiah Mailafia, who said that a Northern Governor is a commander of Boko Haram and that insurgents would soon start urban killings and attacking southern parts of the country.
“They told us that a prominent elected politician in the North is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Boko Haram and the bandits are one and the same. During this lock-down their planes were moving up and down as if there was no lock-down,” Mailafia had allegedly said during an interview in 2021.
In his statement, Ologunagba said, “At some point, we must have state police in this country because security is a local issue which must be coordinated. The problem is that within the APC, there are terrorist apologists as alleged by the late Mailafia.
“We are determined to bring the people together because they need to feel secure. Yes, the PDP made mistakes but we are ready to take advice unlike the APC who is arrogant.
“This situation is further worsened by the APC spokespersons who reel out nonexistent statistics. Under the PDP, Government officials were tried and jailed unlike this current administration.
“The APC has become hopelessly irredeemable especially considering the propaganda being churned out by its spokespersons. Everyday, Nigerians are being put in body bags due to the insecurity and until we have the best foot forward irrespective of your region, the country will not make any headway.”
Ologunagba also slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for creating the seeds of division in the country with his comment when he won the presidential election in his first tenure.
