Adamawa Impeachment: PDP Reacts To APC's Statement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replied a speech by the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun who criticised the President Jonathan-led administration over the impeachment of Governor Nyako of Adamawa State.
In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, the party accused the APC of resorting to wild and unfounded allegations to cause confusion and incite the people against Jonathan, the PDP and institutions of government, Premium Times reports.
Metuh said the speech by the APC secretary is part of a plot to discredit and blackmail institutions of government, particularly the legislature, and ultimately set the stage to destabilize the polity.
Describing the APC as party which has become notorious falsehood, deceit and blackmail, the PDP called on Nigerians to take note of the anti-democratic and anti-Nigeria actions of the APC.
The statement read in part: "We note that this onslaught against the legislature is not spontaneous. Nigerians may indeed recall the vicious attack on the National Assembly early this year wherein the APC also raised a false alarm that federal lawmakers were being induced with millions of dollars to defect to the PDP.
"We invite Nigerians to note the anti-democratic and anti-Nigeria actions of the APC. Indeed, never in the history of this country has an opposition constituted itself into a rebellion against our dear nation and its corporate existence. Never in the history of this country has the opposition sought spiritedly to cause confusion to destabilize our nation using wild allegations and lies; never has an opposition resorted to supporting insurgency and instigating violence through their utterances for political capital; never has an opposition taken it upon itself to continue to insult and attack the person and office of the President and government institutions for parochial interests."
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Metuh said the PDP believes in democracy and the principle of separation of powers as enshrined in our constitution and they will never interfere in the activities of the legislature.
The PDP therefore advised the opposition party that the use of blackmail and unfounded allegations will not help them, as the will of the people and the rule of law are paramount in a democracy.
Source: Legit.ng
