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  • Atiku’s American visa status, a confidential matter – US Consulate


    Against the backdrop of the controversies trailing the US visa status of Nigeria’s former vice president who also doubles as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, the United States Consulate,  Lagos on Friday said the issue remains a strictly confidential matter which the American government will not discuss publicly.

    The Public Affairs Officer (PAO), US Consulate, Lagos, Brussel Brooks, maintained that irrespective of the social standing or interest of the society in the matter, the US government will give the matter the strict confidentiality that it requires.

    The PAO who did not specifically mention any name, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists at the end of an education forum organised for 150 teachers and students drawn from various public schools in Oyo State.

    Dignitaries at the event include representatives of Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, students, teachers among other stakeholders in the sector.

    The programme, entitled: “Teaching Resources: Availability, Applicability and Appropriateness”, held at the Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan.

    It was organised by Fulbright Language Scholars’ Association under the leadership of Miss Tolu Akinwole and funded by the US Consulate.

    The organisers said the programme had trained a total of 350 teachers in Oyo and Ondo States in 2018 with the focus of “igniting vibrant teachers and provide solutions to observed inability of students to apply lessons they learn in classrooms to everyday life.”

    Speaking on the Atiku US visa status, Brooks noted that although, the case has been a topic issue in the media for a while, the US with still maintain its stand of taking visa matters as highly confidential, irrespective of the individual concerned.

    He said, “The position of the US Mission has remained the same throughout any discussion of this issue, that visas are a confidential matter.

    “We don’t discuss individual visa’s status of any person, whether it be a highly rated official, a presidential candidate or an average citizen.

    “Anyone who applies for a visa should know that there will be some records that are confidential. It is classified as private document by the United States Government and we never discuss them now public.

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    “We would only enjoin candidates at all levels, especially presidential, governorship and National Assembly, to focus on issue-based campaigns and avoid distractions,

    “We advise Nigerians to ask candidates at all levels the plan they have to improve education and other aspects.

    “Often times unfortunately, campaigns are full of distractions, things that are not that important to the lives and welfare of average Nigerians, especially the children that are with us today. What is important for them is to give them the opportunities to serve in order to thrive in today’s world.

    “This means they need a good education. The school should be improved. When I heard the letter from the students describing their lack of books and dearth of desks in their school. This is very disheartening… There are things that should be corrected.

    “I will also encourage parents and voters to ask the candidates what they plan to do to improve education. I think issue-based campaigns will be beneficial to all Nigerians.”

  • Secondus demands resignation of IGP, INEC chair

    ….As Atiku challenges Buhari to debate

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has demanded the immediate resignation of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris.
    Secondus also called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu to resign his position without delay.
    Speaking on Thursday as the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP, the opposition party chairman said the PDP has lost confidence in the capacity of the IGP and the INEC chairman to guarantee free and fair elections.
    He insisted that both the IGP and the INEC aided the All Progressives Congress (APC) in rigging the last Ekiti and Osun States governorship elections.
    Secondus warned that the PDP would not accept the outcome of rigged elections, adding that there would be a national crisis if the 2019 elections were rigged.
    Also speaking at the event, the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubabar, expressed his readiness to engage President Muhammadu Buhari in a public debate on key national issues in the 2019 elections.
    His speech was interrupted with a snide remark from an unidentified voice who asked if Atiku was referring to “Jubril”, an alleged non existent body double of President Buhari. The mischief has been trending in the social media space lately.
    Atiku however replied the voice, asking, “Which Jubril? Is it the one in Sudan or the one in Abuja?”, a remark that drew a derisive outburst from the crowd of party faithful present in the hall.
    The opposition presidential candidate further said that if elected, his administration would enthroned a policy of strict adherence to fiscal responsibility in the conduct of government business.
    He pledged to galvanize efforts through consultations to liberate the nation from the shackles of hunger, deprivation, killings and divisive tendencies.
    Atiku said, “Our aim is to work very hard and collectively liberate our nation from the shackles of hunger, starvation, deprivation, bloodletting, killings and division which bedevil us today. We must all work hard to return our nation to the path of harmony, peace and progress.
    “We need to be disciplined in our campaign because we are facing a desperate APC. The coming election may be the toughest presidential election since the return of democracy.
    “The APC has chosen personal attacks over issues, instead of campaigning on achievements. My campaign will be focused on issues not character assassination and personal attacks.
    “We should be telling Nigerians what we want to do differently to get Nigeria working again. We must be vigilant at the polling units. We must demand the removal of the IGP. Elections are governed by laws and rules guiding the behaviour of all those involved”
    He urged President Buhari to sign the amended Electoral Act presently on his desk if he is truly for free, fair and credible elections.
    The PDP candidate made assurances of new templates for fiscal responsibility and productivity in every critical sector of national life.
    The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, who also spoke at the event urged party leaders and stakeholders, to remain united and strong as the elections draw nearer.
    Saraki said, “The people are with us and when the people are with us, God is with us, we will do it, we will succeed. I emphasise that we must stay strong because it is not going to be easy.
    “Let us remember when we were going for the convention this room was vibrating, there was tension in the country and people never believed that it was possible because it has never happened where people will go to a primary and come out with not even one person disagreeing.

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    “I have said it many atimes that APC is not our opponent on the ballot paper; it is the security agents that are opponents on the ballot paper.
    “If you talk to ten Nigerians today, they will tell you yes your party is popular but they will rig it. What does that mean? We must stand, we must stand for free and credible election. We must stand for an election where people have the right to vote.
    Saraki, is the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, warned that there could be crisis in the country if the elections were not free, fair and credible.
    The party inaugurated a 154-member Campaign Council shortly after the NEC meeting, with Secondus named as chairman of the Council.
    Atiku is co-chairman of the Council while former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is co deputy chairman.
    Also on Thursday, the PDP inaugurated its Presidential campaign council with Secondus as chairman and Atiku as co-chair man.
    Other members of the Council are the governors elected on the platform of the party, the party’s principal officers of the National Assembly, all the presidential aspirants that contested with Atiku, former Ministers, former principal officers of the National Assembly, members of the National Working Committee of the PDP, among others.

    At the inauguration of the campaign council, Secondus charged the team to brace up for the challenges ahead, adding that the task was to sell the agenda of the PDP across the entire country.

  • PDP disowns presidential campaign ‘timetable’

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned what it described as a phony presidential campaign timetable currently circulating in some traditional and social media platforms.

    Spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, said the PDP has not released any timetable or timeline for its presidential campaign.

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    Calling on its members and supporters to disregard the fake timetable, the party said the presidential campaign council would soon come up with the authentic timetable.

    The statement said, “The fabricators of the post even went further to allocate venues and dates for zonal rallies, which they claimed to have emanated from the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

    “For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP clarifies that it has not yet released any timetable or timelines for our presidential campaigns. Similarly, our party has not yet allotted any dates or venues for our campaigns.

    “The leadership of the PDP therefore urges all our members and supporters across board to completely disregard the said timetable on the social media, as it did not emanate from the PDP.

    “The PDP Presidential Campaign Council led by His Excellency, Senator Bukola Saraki, will soon make public the authentic timetable for our presidential campaign and such information will have the full seal of our party and disseminated through PDP official handles.”

     

  • We will restore peace in Brass, says Bayelsa CP

    Stakeholders, LGA boss warn troublemakers 

    The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, on Tuesday vowed to end the crisis rocking Twon-Brass, an oil-rich Island in Brass Local Government Area of the state.

    Brass has been torn apart by violent clashes between members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    Both parties have traded blames on the crisis as they struggled for political control of the council.

    But Mukan said his command had put modalities in place to restore the peace in the council adding that some suspects had been arrested in connection to the impasse.

    He said: “The Brass crisis is under control. We are on top of the situation. We are assuring them that peace will return to Brass. We have arrested some suspects already”.

    Worried by the development, stakeholders condemned the incessant violence in Twon-Brass and called on security agencies to restore the peace in the oil-rich island.

    The stakeholders under the auspices of the Brass Progressive Youths (BPY) also warned that safe heavens should not be provided for the perpetrators of the violence.

    The group in a statement signed by its coordinator, Tarinyo Micah lamented that the once peaceful Island had become a theatre of war because of cult-related activities.

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    The group decried the killings and wanton destruction of properties in the community, saying it was clearly the handwork of desperate politicans”

    It said that most of the youths who terrorized the community were backed by the desperate politicans, who gave them assorted arms and assured them of police protection.

    The group recalled that one of the cultists arrested recently with a rifle was later released after persistent pressure from some powerful forces in Abuja.

    BPY in the statement noted that such political intervention emboldened the cultists, who were more determined to unleash mayhem on the people. 

    The group maintained that the violence in Twon-Brass would continue except urgent steps were taken to check the activities of the miscreants and their sponsors.

    It also attributed the crisis in the area to the current manipulation of the security apparatus in the state, insisting that the frequent change of police commissioners worsened the situation in Brass and other areas. 

    The group cautioned youths in the area against further violence and called on the Federal Government and the Inspector-General of Police to take urgent steps to address the situation.

    It expressed worry that if nothing was done, the situation would be worse during the 2019 general elections adding that those who wanted to win at all cost would provide more arms for youths to carry out more deadly attacks.

    Also, the Caretaker Chairman of Brass, Victor Isaiah, condemned a recent attack on a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Desmond Robert.

    He said: “Though preliminary investigation revealed the unfortunate incident was cult related as the assailants were said to be after an unidentified person, I condemn the act of violence in its totality and will not tolerate attacks by any group or persons under any guise. 

    “I am, therefore, warning troublemakers to give Brass LGA a wide berth because the relevant security agencies in collaboration with the Brass Volunteer have been equipped and capable of dealing decisively with any situation that threatens the hard earned peace and serenity currently experienced in the council area”.

    “However, let me seize this opportunity to advise and remind indigenes and residents of Brass to report any suspicious conduct or movements around their areas to law enforcement agencies for immediate action”.

  • ‘I can no longer feed my family,’ Metuh tells court

    Former Spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that he could no longer feed his family because his bank accounts have been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Metuh said he learn early on Tuesday that no debit order was placed on his accounts on Monday night, when he tried unsuccessfully to make a transaction in one of the accounts.

    The ex-PDP spokesman made the disclosure while testifying on Tuesday at the resumed hearing in his trail. Metuh is being tried, with his company, Destra Investment on charges of money laundering.

    Metuh, who is currently testifying as his own witness, said the freezing of his accounts has made it difficult for him to either feed his family or buy items as common as water and pain-reliving medicine like Panadol.

    He said: “The EFCC seized my accounts yesterday night and I can’t get money to feed my family. I am in total shock as I am here talking to you.

    “I don’t even know what to say. They seized all my accounts in every bank in this country. As I am don’t have money to buy Panadol or water to drink.”

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    Metuh associated the freezing of his accounts with his ongoing trial, in which he is accused of unlawfully receiving N400m from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in 2014.

    He queried why the EFCC would freeze his accounts having allegedly seized his assets earlier.

    Metuh said what the EFCC earlier seized included assets with the Asset and Resource Management Company Limited and his funds in other banks.

    He said the funds affected by the recent action of the EFCC has denied him access to his funds worth more than the amount at stake in the trial.

    Metuh noted:  “They have alleged in this case that N400m was stolen. Why would they not limit it to that amount?

    “I don’t know how I am going to feed my family? I don’t have access to any money at all. I am ready to end this case and submit myself to the judgment of this court.”

    In his earlier testimony on Tuesday, Metuh claimed his trial was because he was critical of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while he was in office.

    He tendered the print-outs of some media reports of the  news conferences he addressed as the spokesperson of the PDP in July 2015.

    Metuh said the news conferences which were critical of the APC and the President Muhammadu Buhari administration earned him threats and eventually his arrest and subsequent prosecution.

    Reacting, Metuh’s lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), said he did not object  to what his client said, but except the part where he spoke about ending the case.

    The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang Noted that the issue, Metuh raised about his accounts, was not part of the case before the court.

    The judge asked Metuh to ask his lawyer to discuss the issue with the lead prosecuting lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir, who was equally in court.

    NAN

     

  • PDP kicks as Defence Minister inscribes DHQ logo on APC campaign materials

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, of diverting funds meant for military equipment and welfare of soldiers fighting insurgency in the Northeast, to produce partisan materials for All Progressives Congress (APC) re-election campaign.

    The PDP’s reaction is coming as campaign materials, including electronic momenta book produced by the Minister, surfaced in Abuja on Monday.

    In a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP flayed Dan-Ali for ascribing credit to himself and the APC for the campaign materials while Nigerian soldiers suffer neglect in the war front.

    The main opposition party said that the placing of APC logo alongside that of the Ministry of Defence on the momenta, confirmed its position that the Buhari Presidency has compromised the nation’s defence architecture for Mr. President’s re-election project.

    The statement said, “Our party considers it insensitive and a gross impunity for the Minister of Defence to be engaging in patronizing soverniers for President Buhari at a time when our soldiers are being killed in their numbers.

    “It is also instructive to note that President Muhammadu Buhari, as Mr. Integrity, has not reprimanded the Minister, ostensibly, given that the diversion of public funds for his re-election campaign is now a policy of the APC and the Buhari Presidency.

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    “Nigerians can now see how the Buhari Presidency and the APC have turned the Ministry of Defence into their Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) to fund their re-election, at the detriment of our citizens who are being daily attacked by insurgents and marauders in various parts of our country.

    “There  is a fixation in the Buhari Presidency on winning the 2019 elections at all cost even at the expense of the lives of Nigerians”.

    The party noted that with the revelation, the APC has proven to be a soulless mob, which has no interest in the good of the nation, but desperate to hang onto power by all means.

    It called for an open investigation into the handling of military funds to unravel those benefitting from the alleged racket, especially given allegation that some persons close to the President are being used as conduits to fritter public funds for the President’s re-election and their wasteful lifestyles.

  • PDP urges N/Assembly to investigate killing of Nigerian soldiers

    …says Presidency condoning extra-judicial killings in Kwara

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the National Assembly to commence investigation into alleged compromises that led to the killing of over 100 Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents, particularly as the Buhari Presidency has refused to offer explanations on the matter.

    The PDP also accused the Presidency of condoning extra-judicial killing in the country and demanded an immediate forensic inquiry into the reported killing of a principal witness in the Offa robbery incident, Michael Adikwu, in the custody of the Kwara State police command.

    The main opposition party said investigation into the killing of  soldiers in Metele, Borno State, has become imperative given reports of compromises and alleged failure of the authorities to promptly act on a reported threat by insurgents to attack the base and other military locations in the area, a few days before the attack.

    A statement on Monday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the probe has become expedient going by a disturbing video circulating in the public domain, showing soldiers, weeks before the attack, giving accounts of their neglect by the authorities, resulting in their vulnerability to insurgents.

    The statement said, “This is particularly worrisome given apprehensions that President Muhammadu Buhari has been distracting the military by dragging our Service Chiefs to participate in his re-election campaign activities, instead of concentrating on their statutory duties.

    “Moreover, the apparent insensitivity of the Buhari Presidency to the killing as well as alleged moves by the authorities to sweep the matter under the carpet has created despondency among the citizens.

    “The PDP therefore urges the National Assembly to unravel the compromises leading to the killing of our soldiers and those behind them”

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    Similarly, the party also insisted that an inquest into the extra-judicial killing of the principal suspect in the Offa robbery has become essential following conflicting reports by the police over the cause and circumstances surrounding the death in police custody.

    The PDP recalled that the police had initially claimed that the witness was killed in the course of arrest, but later claimed that he died in the course of investigation, only to again declare that he was discovered dead just as he was about to be taken to court.

    “The PDP notes that the conflicting reports by the police only point towards an attempt to cover a case of extra-judicial killing, ostensibly with a view to muting vital information and derailing the course of justice in the matter which has since assumed a political dimension targeted at key opposition leaders.

    “The PDP therefore calls for a public investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing, which will require an open questioning of all those involved in the arrest and detention of the suspect”.

  • APC, PDP boycott CP’s meeting with party heads in Bayelsa 

    …Police boss warns against thuggery, arms

     

     

    The Bayelsa State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were conspicuously absent Monday in a meeting between political parties in the state and the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan.

    The stakeholders’ meeting, which was held at the police officers’ mess, Yenagoa following the commencement of campaigns for 2019 general elections, had in attendance chairmen of other smaller parties.

    Mukan invited heads of all political parties in Bayelsa under the auspices of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) to brainstorm on modalities and challenges to peaceful campaigns and free and fair elections in the state.

    But the state chairmen of PDP and the APC, Moses Cleopas and Jothan Amos, were missing in the attendance without persons to represent them.

    In their various contributions, some of the chairmen including the state Leader of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP), Edwin Tare, lamented the absence of the two major parties.

    Tare said it was unfortunate that leaders of the two parties were habitually absent in stakeholders’ meeting involving political parties during an election period.

    He said the deliberation would not achieve its purpose without the participation of the two major parties since according to him issues of violence and bearing arms primarily involved them.

    But Mukan said the absence of the two major political parties had nothing to do with the progress of the meeting adding that the outcome of the deliberation applied to all the parties in the state.

    He said all the parties were invited to the meeting but wondered why the PDP and the APC leaders neither attended the gathering nor sent representatives.

    He noted that any party that acted contrary to the electoral guidelines or breached security would be dealt with in accordance with the law.

    He said: “We cannot hold a separate discussion with them. Everybody was invited but they didn’t send any representation that is why they are not here. Anybody who falls prey or err will be totally dealt with”.

    Reading the Riot Act, Mukan warned parties against bringing arms to their campaign grounds under any guise.

    Describing the police as an unbiased umpire, he said the force would ensure a level-playing field and security to all the parties.

    The police boss appealed to party leaders to mount pressure on parents to rein in their children, who would want to act as thugs to politicians during campaigns.

    Addressing them, he said: “You are the major players and we have to talk to ourselves and see how far we can go. You are all aware that the campaign has started. We have rules guiding every competition most especially our elections. The electoral laws are very clear. The INEC guidelines are there to guide us. Security agents are here to ensure a level-playing ground.

    “So, there is a need for us to come together and see how we will have a successful election in 2019.  We are assuring you of security for every participant. Our own is to ensure that there is security for you. Feel free and exercise your franchise. A lot of activities are involved in campaigns.

    “What you have to do is to inform us within 72 hours when you are going for your campaigns or avail us with the timetable if your itinerary to make it easier for us. This is to stop thugs from hijacking your rallies. We are unbiased umpire.

    “Help us appeal to the parents and guidance of the boys who usually hijack the campaigns. They should counsel their children because the law will not spare anybody. The law will be harsh on anybody who breaches electoral process. We will enforce it.

    “During your campaign, we don’t want to see anybody carrying any arms to any rallies. On no account should you bring arms because if that is done you know the repercussion. So, warn your members and take this message back to them”.

     

  • Obaseki charges campaign council on membership drive, triumph at polls

    The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo Central Senatorial Campaign Council, with a charge to win all the elective positions in the senatorial district, during the 2019 general elections.

    Speaking to members of the campaign council at the party’s secretariat in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Obaseki urged the council to liberate the people of the senatorial district who have been under the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999, through aggressive membership drive.

    He explained that the campaign council will supervise, provide direction and overall guidance for the party’s participation in the 2019 general elections in the area.

    Obaseki said: “The campaign council is to coordinate all the 2019 campaign activities and resources will be deployed to strengthened the various units and wards to enable them win the various elective positions in the 2019 general elections.”

    He noted that in the last two years, his administration has focused on governance rather than politics, and has numerous achievements to show Edo people and residents.

    He added that his administration has committed resources to the development of Esan land in collaboration with the World Bank and United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to ensure that the age-long water problem is being solved.

    “My administration has done much in the areas of erosion control, road rehabilitation, education, health care and in the empowerment of our people in Esan land”.

    He advised members of the campaign council to ensure they win by 80 per cent in next year’s general elections in Edo Central Senatorial District of the state.

    The governor called on the campaign council to set up a reconciliation team to address all the grievances and fall-outs from the ward and local government congresses as well as those from the primary elections, held to elect the party’s candidates for the various elective positions in the 2019 general elections.

    Obaseki further advised members of the council to devise a strategy for expanding the membership of the APC, to increase the party’s numerical strength and win the elections convincingly.

    Earlier, the Vice Senatorial Chairman of the party in the state, Col. David Imusi, thanked the governor and his entourage for coming to inaugurate the campaign council, which is the first in the state, and assured of the council’s readiness to free the people from the grip of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    The Director General of the Campaign Council is Hon. Felix Akhabue.  Other members of the Council include two leaders representing each local government area in the district, members of the state executive council, who are from the senatorial district, all local government chairmen and all youth leaders from all the local government areas in the senatorial district, all the women leaders from the local government areas in the district, members of Edo House of Assembly (EDHA) from the local government areas and campaign coordinators of the party’s candidates in the senatorial district.

  • PDP laments, tasks Buhari on killing of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the incessant but avoidable killings of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast.

    In a statement Friday by the spokesman for the PDP, the party demanded explanations from President Muhammadu Buhari on the killing on Sunday of over 70 Nigerian soldiers.

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    The soldiers, attached to the 157 Task Force Battalion in Melete, Borno State, were attacked and killed by invading insurgents.

    The PDP lamented that the insurgents has reportedly sent a threat letter the previous Friday, stating their intention to take over military locations in the area.

    The main opposition party said the clarification from the Buhari Presidency was necessary in view of the consistent claims by the government that the insurgents have been defeated.

    The PDP expressed worries about reports of alleged compromises, neglect and inattention to military formations in the Northeast, leading to the vulnerability of the soldiers engaged in the counter insurgency war.

    The statement said, “This is in addition to apprehensions by Nigerians that the Buhari Presidency has been distracting our military by dragging our Service Chiefs to participate in his re-election campaign activities, instead of concentrating on their statutory duties.

    “The PDP however notes that it still has implicit faith in the Nigerian military and urged the Buhari Presidency to desist from acts that tend to whittle the proficiency and compromise the safety of our men and women who are daily risking their lives in defence of our nation.

    “Our party, therefore, charges President Buhari to be alive to his responsibility as the Commander-in-Chief by immediately reviewing his parade to ensure greater professionalism and welfare of our officers and men.

    “Finally, the PDP calls on Nigerians not to despair in the face of this ugly development but continue to join forces with our security agencies in the effort to cleanse our land of bandits, insurgents and marauders”.