The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, to desist from making comments that will incite Nigerians.
The PDP’s statement followed developments trailing the impeachment of former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako.
In a statement signed by the PDP’s national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh, the party said, “Our attention has been drawn to yet another inflammatory address by the National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun wherein he resorted to wild and unfounded allegations to cause confusion and incite the people against the President, the PDP and institutions of government.
“While we do not wish to join issues with a party that has become notorious for falsehood, deceit and blackmail, we wish to alert Nigerians that this is part of the orchestrated plot by the APC to discredit and blackmail institutions of government, particularly the legislature, the citadel of democracy and stronghold of the will of the people and ultimately set the stage to destabilize the polity.
“We note that this onslaught against the legislature is not spontaneous.
“Nigerians may indeed recall the vicious attack on the National Assembly early this year wherein the APC also raised a false alarm that federal lawmakers were
being induced with millions of dollars to defect to the PDP.
being induced with millions of dollars to defect to the PDP.
“We invite Nigerians to note the anti-democratic and anti-Nigeria actions of the APC.
“Indeed, never in the history of this country has an opposition constituted itself into a rebellion against our dear nation and its corporate existence”.
