[JUST IN] Kaduna guber: Hold PDP responsible for breach of Peace  – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of planning to forment trouble in the state and called on security agencies to hold the party chieftains responsibile for any breakdown of law and order .

A Spokesperson of the PDP in. the State ,Yakubu Lere had alleged that ahead of the March 11 governorship election in the state, the APC had bought brand of Opel vehicles and gifted Imams in the state so as to preach in favour of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Uba Sani during the Friday Juma’at sermon.

Lere also faulted the timing of President Buhari’ s voice call that people should forgive them for the cash crunch that arose From the Naira redesign policy, come out en mass and vote for Uba Sani and other AP C candidates on election day.

The PDP man even doubted the authenticity of the Buhari viral video, alleging that APC goons might have manipulated the voice using technology to sound like that of Buhari, among others.

However, Ibraheem Musa, Director of Strategic Communication of the APC Campaign Council in Kaduna State,said in a statement that “the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) should be held responsible for any breach of peace in Kaduna state before, during and after the gubernatorial election and one of its spokesmen should be invited by security agents to shed more light on the looming breakdown of law and order that he had earlier warned against.”

“In a petition to security agents, the  Assistant Director Public Affairs  of its Kaduna state chapter,  had raised an alarm over  possible violence today,  ‘’like what happened during juma’at prayers in Katsina last week,’’ when PDP  members protested the use of ‘’Islamic clerics.’’

“The petition whose excerpts have gone viral, is somewhat ambiguous and lacks clarity,  so  security agents should ask the PDP spokesman to share his  intelligence  with them.”

“For example, he should mention the  people who will be using   ‘’ Islamic clerics’’ during today’s Jumma’at prayers, and  in what ways  and manner they will do so.  Above all, the spokesman should reveal how the reaction of PDP members will lead to violence.”

“Failing to give a satisfactory answer, the spokesman should be charged to court under extant laws of Kaduna state, for giving false information or concealment,  defamation and public  incitement.”

“Ironically, rather than try to win the people’s support, given its locust  years in office which citizens of Kaduna state rejected in 2015, PDP is trying to blackmail its way to office by intimidation, raising the spectre of violence and dragging our respected Islamic clerics into the murky waters of politics, in its desperation to grab power during the March 11 gubernatorial election.”

“The residents of Kaduna state will not forget the 16 wasteful years of the PDP government in a hurry, when they  had nothing to show for the huge statutory allocations that it had received from the Federation Account,  in terms of development.”

“Instead, the last PDP administration left behind huge debts and pension liabilities, a state divided along  ethno-religious lines and a subnational with   very low Human Development Indices.”

“Upon assuming office in 2015, the Malam Nasir El Rufai government  reversed these negative parameters, by revamping education, overhauling the health sector and improving human capital in general.”

“In particular, the APC administration   has introduced free and compulsory education  from primary to secondary levels, sacked incompetent teachers and employed versatile ones, built more schools and classrooms, renovated existing ones  as well as provided furniture to public schools. The exercise is ongoing.”

“The result  of this reform is evident  from  the performance of our students who have been sitting  for  external examinations that are being conducted by  the West African Examination Council(WAEC) and NECO.”

“In 2014,  only 34% of our students who sat for WAEC passed with five credits and above when PDP held sway  but in 2021, 81.87%  got at least five credits, including English and Mathematics.”

“In addition, the present administration has built or refurbished a Primary Healthcare Centre in each of the 255 wards of Kaduna state and  has put machinery in place to complete the 300 bed hospital that was abandoned by the PDP government.”

“Besides, the El Rufai administration had inherited less than 150 doctors when it came on board but right now, it has about 337 of them working for Kaduna State Government, excluding 54 House Officers at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital.”

“The United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed,  has described Kaduna State Government as a trail blazer in its efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). Similarly, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has commended it  as  the  leading state in  SDGs attainment in the country.”

“These strides in  human development and the unprecedented  infrastructural upgrade  that the present APC administration has achieved in the last eight years, have surpassed the 16 years of PDP’s  misrule.”

 “By the Grace of God and with the support of the good people of Kaduna state, Distinguished Senator Uba Sani, the APC Gubernatorial Candidate,  will sustain this positive trajectory when elected  Governor,” the APC Campaign Council added.