The Peoples Democratic Party has
condemned as barbaric, monstrous and extremely wicked, the bomb attack which
claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians in Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja on Monday.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary,
Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Monday said the party was shocked and has
remained grief- stricken since it received the news of the gruesome attack and
killing of Nigerians pursuing their legitimate endeavours.
“The PDP weeps. We are indeed
grief-stricken. Our hearts go out to the bereaved, especially those who have
been orphaned and widowed and those now deprived of their bread winners by this
evil act. We share in their pain, their anguish and their loss and pray that
those behind their grief must not escape justice,” the party said.
Stating that the attacks cannot be justified
under any guise, the PDP maintained that they are politically motivated and can
be traced to the utterances and comments of desperate persons who seek to
undermine and discredit the present administration and make the nation
ungovernable for President Goodluck Jonathan by instituting a reign of terror
against the people.
“We stand by our earlier statements
that these attacks on our people are politically motivated by unpatriotic
persons, especially those in the APC, who have been making utterances and
comments, promoting violence
and blood-letting as a means of
achieving political control.
“Nigerians are also aware of utterances
by certain APC governors which have been aimed at undermining our security
forces and emboldening insurgents against the people.
“Those who have been promoting violence
through their utterances can now see the monster they have created. They can
now see the end product of their comments; a country flowing daily with the
blood of the innocent.
“The question is; how do they feel when
they see the mangled and blood-soaked bodies of their victims? How do they feel
when they hear the voices of the dying and the injured?
“Of course they feel nothing. Their
hearts have been hardened and they are embittered by the fact that they have
been rejected by the people. They are bitter because the people have chosen to
rally round the government they love and voted for; but must they chose the
path of violence and bloodletting as a response to the wishes and aspiration of
the people?” the statement queried.
Urging all well meaning Nigerians to
stand up and join President Goodluck Jonathan in his untiring efforts to check
terrorism in the country, the PDP cautioned those fueling the attacks to
retrace their steps, rid themselves of bitterness and desperation and seek
forgiveness from God.
The party, in solidarity with the
people also shelved all official engagements while praying God to grant the
bereaved the fortitude to bear the loss.
Source: Premium Times
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