As the country continues to heal from the recent tragedy in some state, the All Progressives Congress has responded to the Peoples Democratic Party over the latter’s criticism of the recent deaths recorded during stampedes at palliatives distribution sites across the country.
The PDP used the occasion to indulge in ruthless political scheming, according to the APC, during a period of national sorrow over stampedes that killed civilians in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory.
In a statement, APC spokesperson Felix Morka called the PDP’s position “callous.”
He claimed that during a period of national sorrow over stampedes that killed civilians in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory, the PDP took advantage of the occasion to indulge in ruthless political scheming.
Morka added that Nigerians still remember the disastrous 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) hiring process, which resulted in the deaths of a few desperate job hopefuls.
“Rather than genuinely commiserate with the victims and their families, the PDP chose to politicise the grief of the victims by blaming the stampedes on the All Progressives Congress APC-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The tragedies have brought together all well-meaning Nigerians in mourning and sober reflection on how the incidents might have been avoided through better planning and organisation by all involved. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims and their families.
“It is grossly indecent, insensitive, and despicable for the PDP to exploit these tragic incidents in a senseless attack against the administration that has devoted itself to fixing the ruins of nearly two decades of PDP administration.
“Nigerians have not forgotten the tragic stampede at the ill-fated Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise in 2014 at the Abuja stadium, under the watch of the PDP administration, that left many desperate job seekers dead and scores injured. The PDP’s allegations only remind us of its sordid record of maladministration and utter incompetence,” Morka added.
