APC Accuses PDP Of Politicising Food Distribution Stampedes

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of politicising the recent stampedes in Abuja, Anambra, and Ibadan, where several lives were tragically lost.

A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, on Monday in Abuja, condemned the PDP’s actions, calling them grossly indecent, insensitive, and despicable.

Morka faulted the opposition party for using the national grief over the stampedes to launch a political attack on the APC-led administration of President Bola Tinubu.

“At a time of national grief over the stampedes that resulted in the deaths of citizens, the PDP seized the moment to engage in callous political chicanery.

“Rather than genuinely commiserate with the victims and their families, the PDP chose to politicise the tragedy, blaming the incidents on the APC government,” he said.

According to him, the tragedies had united Nigerians in mourning and reflection, with a collective focus on how the incidents might have been avoided through better planning and organisation.

He also rebuked the PDP for exploiting the stampedes to attack the APC, particularly since the current administration was committed to addressing the challenges inherited from nearly two decades of PDP rule.

The Publicity Secretary reminded the PDP of the 2014 Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment stampede, which occurred under its administration, where many job seekers lost their lives.

He noted that the party’s suggestion that President Tinubu’s administration was not committed to the welfare of Nigerians was mischievous and out of touch with reality.

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