Investigate APC Over Boko Haram Leaflet In Gome, PDP Urges    

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as revealing, the attempt

by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to politicize the circulation of

anti-election leaflets in Gombe state.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday

alerted that the rush with which the APC started raining accusations was

“suspect and betrays a subterfuge; a spirited attempt to cover-up, divert

attention and distract the security forces from getting to those behind

the threats.”
“Ordinarily, many Nigerians saw the statement by the APC as merely

political, but looking beyond the veneer of politics undoubtedly is a

bigger picture of an opposition party deeply involved but craftily

deploying a smokescreen to divert attention through a hurried attempt to

politicize a very serious security issue.
“Whereas it is incontrovertible that Gombe remains a stronghold of the PDP

with the soaring popularity of President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor

Ibrahim Dankwambo, we urge Nigerians to make their deduction as to which

party stands to gain from any anti-election threat in the state.

Is it the PDP for whom Gombe is a stronghold or the APC, which has been

seeking to turn the state into a theater of violence owing to its

dwindling popularity?
“Furthermore, the manner with which the APC in its statement described the

convoy of the insurgents and their said movements from Maiduguri to Gombe

raises an issue. Is it that the APC has their members among the insurgents

or is it part of its fabrication and lies to score cheap political point?

“Nigerians are aware of series of attempts by the APC to cause mayhem in

Gombe as a means to dislodge the PDP in the state. The December 18th 2014

ambush and attack on the convoy of Governor Dankwambo by APC thugs is

still fresh in the mind.
“We therefore demand a thorough investigation into the matter as it might

assist in unraveling other knotty issues regarding the security challenges

in the country.
“This is especially as the APC has shown the capacity to find a voice and

thrive whenever Nigerians come under attack or threat, as well as the

proclivity for actions and utterances that tend to cause confusion,

distract security agencies and embolden insurgents and their supporters”,

the PDP said.
The party therefore urged Nigerians to be wary of the APC, stating that

its fabrications may not only be for propaganda but also for more sinister

agenda.
Noting that it will not be distracted but continue to focus on its

campaign, the PDP restated its readiness for the March 28 and April 11,

2015 general elections adding that with its record of performance and

support of Nigerians across board, it will receive a sweeping victory not

only in Gombe but also in all the states of the federation.

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