Buhari’s stand on insurgency unpatriotic –PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has again carpeted the presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari over his promise to end the insurgency in the North-eastern part of the country, if voted into power in 2015 general elections.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Scribe, Olisa Metuh, the ruling party, accused General Buhari of withholding information that could assist the present administration in addressing the scary security situation in the country.
The PDP further claimed that such mindset showed the APC’s presidential aspirant as unpatriotic.
Metuh said: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is constrained to take on former military ruler and four-time aspirant to the office of the president, General Muhammadu Buhari, on the insinuation contained in his declaration that the Federal Government has failed in tackling the problem of insurgency and that he will end the scourge if he is elected president.
“It is unfortunate that General Buhari, being a former head of state, has continued to play politics with a very serious security challenge, which has claimed the lives of many Nigerians by always trying to use the pains of the people to score cheap political points at a time all patriotic Nigerians are joining hands with government to look for solution.
“Rather than show patriotism by collaborating with the Federal Government, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant prefers that the nation has no solution until the time he is able to step in as president with his “magic wand” to end the insurgency.
“This not only exposes a height of insensitivity but also a clear absence of genuine love and concern for the people. Assuming, without conceding that he has the solution to the problem, should Buhari, as a prominent citizen, not have put the country first before any selfish political agenda and personal aggrandizement?

The statement further claimed that chieftains of the main opposition party in the country, the APC were bent on frustrating every genuine move by the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan administration to end the insurgency.
The statement further read in part: “Whereas, the Federal Government has shown in¬controvertible commitment to ending the insurgency by deploying troops and equipping the military, opposition leaders including General Buhari have continued in their desperate attempt to sabotage the efforts by making statements that encourage insurgency and which are capable of demoralising and dividing our security agencies.