- Wants Presidency to learn from Derby
BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to learn from President Idriss Derby of Chad and show commitment in the fight against terrorism beyond speeches and empty press statements from the comfort of Aso Villa.
The Party also called on President Buhari to speak out on reports that the Chadian President personally led his troops to route out insurgents and freed Nigerian territories and soldiers held captive by terrorists in northern part of Borno state.
The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said that it’s call is predicated on the fact that the development is already triggering questions among Nigerians regarding the commitment and capacity of President Buhari, as Commander-in-Chief, to lead the fight against insurgency in the country.
The PDP sad that it is worried that the silence of President Buhari who, as Commander-in-Chief, had promised to lead from the front, is ominous and has opened the nation’s security apparatchik to a plethora of innuendos, claims and counter-claims in the public space.
According to Ologbondiyan; “Our party is worried that Mr. President has chosen silence at a time, when again, he needs to stand up and take action to assure our citizen of their safety as well as efforts being made by his administration against the insurgent.”
The PDP said it commends and immensely values the sacrifices by our gallant troops who are risking their lives on harm’s way to safeguard the nation against the insurgents despite the daunting challenges they confront daily.
It called on all Nigerians to remain vigilant and continue to pray for the nation at this trying time.
