The All Progressives Congress (APC) says its administration will not be distracted in dealing with the security challenges in the country.
The party made this known in a statement by its National Secretary, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, in reaction to remarks made by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike concerning the security situation in the country.
“The APC administration has consistently worked for the best interest of Nigeria and will not be distracted by the antics of the PDP designed to mislead Nigerians into assuming that the PDP they rejected in free and fair elections in 2015 and 2019 is worthy of their trust,” The party said.
According to the party, the APC government inherited the seeds of insecurity which it is currently trying to contain.
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to remind Nigerians that the seeds of the insecurity which the APC administration is containing were sown by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration when it handled the Boko Haram insurgency in an inept and incompetent manner,” the APC said.
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The party noted that Governor Wike’s remarks go against the continuous efforts of the security forces working to end insecurity in various parts of the country.
“The remarks by the Rivers State governor, whose party members call a dictator, flies against the continuous efforts of our security forces who are toiling day and night and successfully rolled back the Boko Haram insurgency it inherited to a small part on the shores of Lake Chad.
“Nigerians can recall that the insurgents once attacked places of worship, markets and gathering of citizens in many states of the Federation before the APC administation led by President Muhammadu Buhari galvanised and equipped the armed forces to degrade their capacity to strike all over the country.
“It is ironic that the dictator at the Rivers State government house has forgotten so soon that kidnapping for ransom, like the Boko Haram insurgency, did not start under this administration, but every effort is being made to stop it along with its twin evil of banditry,” the party said.
APC inherited insurgency from a clueless PDP government pic.twitter.com/RNnF28xhmP
— APC Nigeria (@OfficialAPCNg) June 2, 2021
Zainab Sa’id
