The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of pursuing an agenda towards ensuring the division of the country.
The PDP made the allegation against the main opposition party in the country in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in an attempt at showing support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s warning to the APC recently, admonishing leaders of the opposition and some former office holders to “desist from sowing seeds of discord among the people with their incendiary utterances.”
Metuh, in the statement, described the President’s statement as a “perfect act in nationalism, the mark of a true leader who is committed to the interest and welfare of the nation and her citizens” and urged the opposition to “heed this caution, show decency, patriotism and shun do-or-die quest for power.”
The PDP said that the President had shown as always that he is “a committed national and patriotic leader, a decent politician, a lover of a united, stable and prosperous Nigeria and a champion of the integrity of the nation’s electoral process.”
According to the PDP, “it is the height of hypocrisy that the APC, known for making inflammatory and divisive statements, would turn round to point a finger of guilt at the President.
It is indeed unfortunate that instead of retracing their steps, as all well-meaning citizens would have done under the circumstance, the APC, in their desperation, went ahead to justify their unguarded statements with renewed personal attacks on the President.
“By refusing to heed calls by patriotic Nigerians, including the President, to shed their penchant for inciting statements, and for showing no remorse over the fact that their statements fuel violence and insurgency, the APC has again confirmed that it is a party of unpatriotic elements on a mission to destroy our country.
“This has further confirmed that APC is a party of determined and irredeemable anarchists; a tool in the hands of enemies of our dear nation whose agenda is to divide the people and break up the nation for their selfish interests.
“Nigerians can now see the real reason the APC has been attacking, not only the Presidency but also key institutions of government, including the National Assembly, the judiciary, INEC as well as the military and other security forces. For the APC, every institution that represents or protects the unity of the nation must be attacked, weakened and ultimately destroyed.
The PDP said further that, “This was the agenda behind the move by the APC to politicise the military and other security agencies, including the DSS and the Police.
