Following the Monday morning bomb blast in Nyanya district of Abuja, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has released a statement expressing their grief and condoling those whose loved ones were victims of the explosions.
In a statement signed by the parties national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party reached out to those affected stating that they share their pain in this period of grief.
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“The PDP weeps. We are indeed grief-stricken. Our hearts go out to the bereaved, especially those who have been orphaned and widowed and those now deprived of their bread winners by this evil act. We share in their pain, their anguish and their loss and pray that those behind their grief must not escape justice”, the party said.
The PDP went ahead to say that the bomb blast was politically motivated by unpatriotic persons pointing accusing fingers at the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party said that the opposition has been promoting violence through their statements which has now escalated to daily blood shed of innocent citizens.
The statement said: “We stand by our earlier statements that these attacks on our people are politically motivated by unpatriotic persons, especially those in the APC, who have been making utterances and comments, promoting violence and blood-letting as a means of achieving political control.
“Nigerians are also aware of utterances by certain APC governors which have been aimed at undermining our security forces and emboldening insurgents against the people. Those who have been promoting violence through their utterances can now see the monster they have created. They can now see the end product of their comments; a country flowing daily with the blood of the innocent.
“The question is; how do they feel when they see the mangled and blood-soaked bodies of their victims? How do they feel when they hear the voices of the dying and the injured? Of course they feel nothing. Their hearts have been hardened and they are embittered by the fact that they have been rejected by the people. They are bitter because the people have chosen to rally round the government they love and voted for; but must they chose the path of violence and bloodletting as a response to the wishes and aspiration of the people.”
In response to the statement by PDP, a chieftain of the APC, Bola Tinubu said President Jonathan must bear full responsibility for the terrorists attacks and stop giving excuses.
