Reacting to the ongoing indiscriminate killing of
innocent Nigerians by insurgents, national leadership of
the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has
called on all Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion
and party to unite and join forces with President
Goodluck Jonathan in exposing all terrorists among us
in the fight against insurgency, just as it said that
recurrent attacks by members of Boko Haram were no
longer about Jonathan or the government.
In a statement yesterday by PDP National Publicity
Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh , the PDP noted that
insurgents plan to destroy Nigeria and impose terrorism,
adding that Nigerians cannot be cowed as terrorists will
be confronted.
Metuh who noted that ordinary people have remained
victims of insurgency in the country, said that
Nigerians must realize that regular citizens have
generally become targets irrespective of religious and
ethnic differences and as such must stand up and join
hands with government in the fight against terrorism.
Meantime, the Minister of State, Federal Capital
Territory Administration, FCTA, Oloye Jumoke
Akinjide yesterday joined other eminent Nigerians to
condemn the bomb blast at Nyanya while also grieving
with the families of those that lost their loved ones in
the blast.
In a statement by her special assistant, Media, Ayodeji
Adeyemi, the Minister who noted that
the FCT
administration was grieved by the latest bomb blast at
Nyanya, however assured Nigerians that the government
would do everything within its powers to put an end to
the insurgency, just as she implored Nigerians not to
allow themselves to be used by persons or groups who
were bent on frustrating the government. She also urged
Nigerians to be more vigilant and report any suspicious
activities to the security agencies.
Metuh continued, “Nigerians must realize that it is no
longer about the President or the government, neither is
it about government officials, all Nigerians are under
attack. Ordinary people and regular citizens have
remained general targets of these enemies of our
country.
“Hundreds of innocent Nigerians, Muslims and
Christians alike have had their lives brutally ended by
the wicked acts of these terrorists. Our people,
businessmen and women, professionals, including
security men, doctors and nurses, lawyers, artisans,
market women, civil servants, farmers, school children,
clerics, artistes, old men and women and bread winners
pursuing legitimate endeavors have been brutalized and
slaughtered.
“Those behind these devilish acts seek mainly to
intimidate, cow, frighten and destroy us thereby
imposing a regime of terror, anarchy and chaos. They
seek to decimate us as a people, destroy our common
heritage and bring our nation to its knees, but they will
surely fail. They cannot intimidate us, we shall not be
cowed, we refuse to be frightened and we will not be
destroyed. Let them know that our common resolve to
live as one people under God remains irrevocable.”
Calling on the citizens to unite as one people against
insurgency, the PDP said, “To win this battle, all
citizens must come together and present a common front
against terrorism irrespective of our religious, political
and ethnic differences. We must refuse to be slaughtered
by our enemies; we must show bravery, go beyond
shedding tears at each carnage and forcefully support
our government and our security men and women by
exposing terrorist elements and their backers among us.
That is the only way to put the enemy under check and
ensure that the blood of the slain was not shed in vain.”
Metuh who warned that it will never compromise its
belief in Nigerians and the Nigerian project, urged
Nigerians not to be forlorn, that a brighter future awaits
the nation in no distant time, adding, “As a party
entrusted with the sacred mandate of leadership, the
PDP will never compromise or jettison its belief and
commitment to the national interest. We remain
steadfast in our belief in Nigerians and the Nigerian
project. We reiterate that working together, our nation
will come out of these challenges, a stronger, more
united and more peaceful nation where all will live in
peace and unity irrespective of ethnic, religious and
political differences.”
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