Banditry: Acknowledge Buhari’s failure, the PDP tells Masari

The People’s Democratic Party has urged Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari to “stop his empty lamentations over the state’s persistent banditry.”

Instead, the party urged him to “be on the side of the people by boldly declaring that President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress Federal Government have failed.”

“By not shedding his parochial politics to join other patriotic Nigerians in voicing out to President Buhari, the truth of his failures, Masari is doing a great disservice to his people, who have fallen victims to persistent banditry, owing to President Buhari’s incompetence and inability to secure the nation,” the PDP claimed.

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The party’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this in a press statement titled, “Banditry: Don’t Be Hypocritical, Tell Buhari He Has Failed, PDP Counsels Masari…Cautions Buhari to Shape Up or Ship Out.”

“It is indeed a distressing and colossal mark of failure that President Buhari’s home state, Katsina, is being taken over by bandits, who are now overrunning local governments, killing, rapping, maiming, and pillaging innocent citizens, while Mr. President, who promised to lead the fight against insurgency from the fronts, continues to recede deeper into the safety and cohesion of the country, while Mr. President, who promised to lead the fight against

“It is deeply disturbing that, while Mr. President is engaged in pointless rhetoric in Abuja, bandits are having a field day in persistent attacks on ten local government areas, killing and robbing innocent citizens on a daily basis,” Governor Masari said.

“While it is well known that President Buhari has failed, particularly in his three-pronged focus of security, economy, and anti-corruption, it is regrettable that his administration has remained aloof, cold, and unconcerned as bandits ravage our citizens in most states, particularly in Mr. President’s home state. What a disaster!

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“President Buhari and Governor Masari must understand that history will not be kind to them or their party, the APC, for their incompetence, insensitivity, and failures in governance, which have wreaked havoc on our beloved country.

“For the umpteenth time, the PDP calls on President Buhari to wake up to his office’s responsibilities, pick himself up, and lead from the front in the fight against insurgents, as he promised during his campaign. Either he needs to change his ways or he needs to leave.

“However, our party urges Nigerians, particularly the people of Katsina state, not to succumb to despair over President Buhari’s failures, while charging our valiant troops to remain strong as we work tirelessly to rescue our country from the APC’s misrule, which has resulted in the escalation of our country’s woes.”