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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government for the stampades in Ibadan, Okija, in Anambra State, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , which resulted in the death of several persons.
The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, yesterday, said the stampades is as a result of pervasive hunger in the country,
allegedly occasioned by the policies of the present administration
Last week there was a stampede at a children funfair in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where about 35 children reportedly died, with many others injured.
Also, at the weekend, there were stampades at the Obijackson Foundation and a Catholic Church, in Maitiama Abuja, while palliatives were being distributed to less privileged members of the society. Both incidents resulted in the death of several persons.
However, the PDP said it heartbreaking that Nigerians have allegedly been subjected an agonizing, where they loss their lives, while struggling for food, despite the abundant resources in the country.
“The Party laments the tragic stampede at private events in Oyo and Anambra States as well as the FCT, Abuja which claimed the lives of about 60 vulnerable citizens including children in their desperate struggle for food as a result of the pervasive hunger in the land occasioned by the anti-people policies of the APC administration.
“The PDP is devastated that the APC-led administration has wrecked our once thriving economy and pushed millions of Nigerians deeper into abject poverty and hunger with many citizens, not being able to afford their daily meals, now resorting to suicide and desperate measures including slavery mission abroad and fighting for crumbs for survival.
“It is heartbreaking that despite our abundant resources as a nation, Nigerians have been subjected to agonizing life where they die struggling for food, ” the PDP stated.
It added that the situation in the country
confirms the APC as a party of which allegedly has ” no iota of regard for human life but rather derive pleasure in the suffering and death of citizens including innocent children.
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“Only this explains why the APC administration continues in arrogant false performance claims including empty assurances of food sufficiency while deliberately failing to make the required investments to boost the productive sector, particularly in agriculture and food production.
“This also explains why the APC administration has rejected all advice and suggestions by the PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians to review the hasty implementation of the suffocating policies of abrupt increase in the price of petroleum products and the floating of the Naira, despite the crippling consequences on the productive sector and life-discounting effect on the citizenry.
“More provoking is that instead of deploying the nation’s resources for the wellbeing of the people, the APC leaders are engaged in massive looting through direct pillaging of government vaults, budget padding, contract inflation, oil subsidy scam, palliative racketeering and phony programmes which have no benefit to the lives of the citizens. ”
Consequently, the PDP called on Nigerians to hold the federal government responsible for the remote cause of the incidents, saying that the government must recompense.
Furthermore, the opposition party said “our Party insists that any administration that is sensitive and cares for the people would have since introduced intervention programmes to ease the suffering and improve on the welfare of the masses which is the primary purpose of government.
“For the umpteenth time, the PDP demands the immediate review of all the suffocating economic and tax policies of the APC administration which are bringing misery and death to Nigerians daily.
“The PDP commiserates with Governor Seyi Makinde and the people of Oyo State for the death of the children at the private event which has brought agony and pain to many families and the people of Oyo State at this time.
“Our Party commends Governor Makinde for his rapid response in swiftly moving the victims to hospitals for immediate medical assistance which helped to save many lives.
“The PDP also condoles with the families of the victims of the Anambra State and Abuja food stampede while calling for an investigation into the immediate cause of the three tragic incidents so as to prevent such sad occurrence in the future.”
