Killings: APC tackles ADC over Tinubu’s foreign trips

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday took a swipe at the African Democratic Congress (APC) over its demand that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should suspend his foreign trips following the killings in the North West geopolitical zone.

Daily Trust reports that the ADC on Sunday asked President Tinubu to suspend his foreign trips and declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States following a wave of killings and kidnappings in the states.

The party condemned the recent attack in Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State where over 30 worshippers were killed in a mosque. It also cited a report that earlier this month, 144 people were kidnapped, 24 killed, and 16 injured across several LGAs in Zamfara State.

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But reacting, the APC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, said the ADC knows nothing about governance, stressing that its kind of politics led to its defeat in the recently conducted by-elections in 12 states.

African Security: Nigeria Leads from the Front Gov Fintiri Administration Partners UNDP on Security, Humanitarian Projects in Adamawa   The APC in the statement titled, “ADC’s exploitation of grief insensitive, opportunistic”, said it is a thing of national tragedy when lives of innocent and law-abiding citizens are cut down by forces of evil and terror, stressing that it shouldn’t be an occasion for insensitive and crassly opportunistic politics.

“It is in extreme bad taste for the ADC to attempt to exploit this tragic event for inordinate partisan political points. That party’s suggestion that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must remain grounded and go no where but sit in anticipation of attacks by shadowy forces of terror is remarkably lame and senseless, and shows the ADC to be without any understanding of government and its workings.

“The ADC’s unproductive indulgence in peddling false narratives and obscene propaganda is exactly the reason for their miserable showing in the just concluded bye-elections in the country, turning up zero scores everywhere.

“You would think that they would draw some lessons from the bye-elections outcomes and understand that spewing falsehood and half truths in press statements is not exactly an effective election-winning strategy.  ADC has enough Atiku-mess on their hands, and should focus on fixing themselves, and quit chasing shadows,” the ruling party said.

The APC argued that Tinubu’s strategic international engagements were critical for attracting foreign investments, strengthening security partnerships, and securing the military support necessary to combat terror and other crimes.

“Given the imperative of global cooperation to national development, and the fierce competition for scarce resources, Nigeria cannot afford to live in isolation and cannot combat terror and other security challenges all on its own.

“It was just a few days ago that Boko Haram founder’s son and two Ansaru leaders were captured in joint Nigeria-Chad raids which have been widely hailed as major anti-terrorism breakthroughs.

“While the ADC engages in worthless rhetoric, the APC-led administration of President Bola Tinubu is actively working with security agencies to track down the perpetrators of this dastardly acts and bring safety and closure to our people,” the APC added.

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