Ibadan, Abuja, Anambra Tragedies: APC Pushing Nigerians To Dying, Says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deplored the latest stampedes arising from a scramble for foodstuff in some components of the nation.

No fewer than 60 individuals, principally kids, died in stampedes that occured in Ibadan, Abuja and Okija between Thursday and Saturday.

In an announcement on Sunday by the PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the occasion described the pattern as an unpleasant testomony of the alarming stage of distress, poverty, starvation and hunger within the land.

This, the PDP mentioned, has foisted a way of hopelessness and desperation for survival on Nigerians “beneath the overtly insensitive, corrupt and rudderless Tinubu-led authorities.”

The principle opposition occasion lamented the tragic stampedes at non-public occasions within the three places, blaming the event on the pervasive starvation within the nation, “occasioned by the anti-people insurance policies of the APC administration.”

“The PDP is devastated that the APC-led administration has wrecked our as soon as thriving financial system and pushed tens of millions of Nigerians deeper into abject poverty and starvation with many voters, not with the ability to afford their each day meals, now resorting to suicide and determined measures together with slavery mission overseas and preventing for crumbs for survival.

“It’s heartbreaking that regardless of our ample assets as a nation, Nigerians have been subjected to agonizing life the place they die struggling for meals.

“This horrifying scenario within the nation additional confirms the APC as a celebration of political vampires and buccaneers who don’t have any iota of regard for human life however reasonably derive pleasure within the struggling and dying of residents together with harmless kids.

“Solely this explains why the APC administration continues in conceited false efficiency claims together with empty assurances of meals sufficiency whereas intentionally failing to make the required investments to spice up the productive sector, notably in agriculture and meals manufacturing.

“This additionally explains why the APC administration has rejected all recommendation and solutions by the PDP and different well-meaning Nigerians to evaluation the hasty implementation of the suffocating insurance policies of abrupt enhance within the value of petroleum merchandise and the floating of the Naira, regardless of the crippling penalties on the productive sector and life-discounting impact on the citizenry.

“Extra upsetting is that as an alternative of deploying the nation’s assets for the wellbeing of the folks, the APC leaders are engaged in large looting by direct pillaging of presidency vaults, finances padding, contract inflation, oil subsidy rip-off, palliative racketeering and phony programmes which don’t have any profit to the lives of the residents.”

The PDP known as on Nigerians to carry the Tinubu administration accountable for the distant explanation for the tragic occurrences for which the occasion mentioned the administration should recompense.

“Our occasion insists that any administration that’s delicate and cares for the folks would have since launched intervention programmes to ease the struggling and enhance on the welfare of the lots which is the first function of presidency.

“For the umpteenth time, the PDP calls for the quick evaluation of all of the suffocating financial and tax insurance policies of the APC administration that are bringing distress and dying to Nigerians each day.

“The PDP commiserates with Governor Seyi Makinde and the folks of Oyo State for the dying of the kids on the non-public occasion which has introduced agony and ache to many households and the folks of Oyo State presently.

“Our occasion commends Governor Makinde for his fast response in swiftly shifting the victims to hospitals for quick medical help which helped to avoid wasting many lives,” the PDP added.

The occasion condoled with households of the victims of the stampedes whereas calling for an investigation into the quick explanation for the three tragic incidents in order to stop such unhappy incidence sooner or later.

The PDP additionally prayed for the repose of the souls of the useless and speedy restoration of the injured.