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PDP Berates Tinubu Over Plateau Massacre

PDP Berates Tinubu Over Plateau Massacre
Plateau Massacre
The national body of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's attitude concerning the Christmas Eve massacre in Plateau State.

Recall that The Round Table reported more than 100 people were killed in an attack on two local government areas of Plateau State on Christmas Eve.

Reacting to the incident, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Oloogunagba stated that President Tinubu's failure to visit the scene of the massacre was a "dereliction of duty" and a sign of “grave insensitivity”.

He also condemned the President Tinubu-led Federal Government for lack of intelligence 48 hours before and after the attack.

A statement released by Oloogunagba read:

"Our Party asserts that President Tinubu’s failure to show personal empathy and leadership by visiting the troubled people of Plateau State tends to validate disturbing insinuations in the public space of complicity in high places with regard to the attacks.

"The PDP is concerned as Nigerians raise puzzling questions as to what was responsible for the failure of intelligence before and during the coordinated massacre which went on for over 48 hours.

"Of further concern is the fact that Nigerians are also raising issues on these apprehensions by making reference to the statement attributed to former military head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha on the possibility of complicity by officials of a government in unrestrained insurgency or crisis situation such as witnessed in the Plateau State massacre.

"President Tinubu must therefore allay fears and concerns on the above by immediately visiting the affected communities and personally addressing the nation on concrete steps to track down the perpetrators and their sponsors.

"It smacks of grave insensitivity and dereliction of duty for Mr. President as the Commander-in-Chief to remain silent in the face of targeted massacre of his citizens without defence and assistance. The President even failed to play his expected role as “Consoler-in-Chief” by not immediately visiting the troubled areas to demonstrate leadership, empathy and connection with the citizens.

"Instead of sending his aides to issue lame statements and detailing surrogates to visit after much prodding, President Tinubu should have as a matter of duty personally visited the scene of the genocide to give succor to the families of the dead and the wounded as well as reassure that his government is with the people of the affected communities in particular and Plateau State in general.

"Of course, the whole world witnessed the video of President Joe Biden kneeling down before the daughter of George Floyd to offer his condolences on behalf of the United States for the brutal murder of her father. President Tinubu ought to have drawn a lesson from that.

"The apparent lack of empathy and the tokenism of sending proxies to Plateau State is unacceptable and clear manifestation of insensitivity by a President who remains unconcerned and fiddles in the comfort, luxury and pleasure of the Presidential villa while his citizens are mercilessly being brutalized and massacred by terrorists. President Tinubu must wake up from his slumber and be alive to his responsibility as President.

"The PDP also reiterates its call for investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the Genocide; an international crime perpetuated on the peaceful, defenseless and innocent people of Plateau State on Christmas eve.



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Published 12/30/2023 11:49:09 AM

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