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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of playing politics with the killings in Zamfara State.
The forum, in a statement by its Director General, Emmanuel Agbo, yesterday, said the ADC had always constituted a problem to national unity and harmony.
The opposition governors, who were reacting to ADC’s criticism of their meeting in Zamfara last weekend, described the latter as a prodigal son, with an inordinate sense of entitlement.
The ADC, in a statement by its interim spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Sunday, accused the PDP governors of staging a political funfair in Zamfara, in the aftermath of the killing of 48 residents of the state.
The PDP governors stated that the meeting deliberated on the state of the nation and the security situation in the country, among others.
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“Ordinarily, we would not grant them the rare privilege of joining issues, but it is our sense of responsibility to correct the erroneous impression being forced down the sensibilities of innocent Nigerians that necessitated this response.
“Playing politics and trying to gain political capital with human lives isn’t our stock in trade; it is that of the ADC. The Zamfara meeting was scheduled and not a spur of the moment thing. The ADC should have done better by empathising through a visit to the affected states than playing to the gallery.
“The security situation in the country was of grave concern to the PDP governors that it took the centre stage in our deliberation and resolution as contained in the communique.
“That the ADC couldn’t see that much, isn’t surprising as the prodigal son wasn’t known to have any pity on his father’s fortune.
“The ADC, having made a decision akin to entering a ‘One Chance vehicle,’ is again reminded that, like the proverbial forgiving father to the prodigal son, the PDP still has its arms and doors widely open to them if they genuinely act remorsefully in repentance.”
