APC, PDP Trade Words Over Recent Deaths Caused By Stampede

By Akinwale Kasali

The recent deaths recorded due to stampedes at palliatives distribution sites has led to the Trading of words between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The PDP had lamented the pathetic state of the economy under the watch of the APC, saying it has led to the numerous death recorded over palliatives distribution in Abuja, Oyo and Anambra State.

The PDP had bemoaned the sufferings, poverty and impoverishment meted on Nigerians by the APC which it said, resulted to the numerous deaths recorded, dubbing  the APC  a disappointment and a shame.

Reacting to this, APC spokesman, Felix Morka, in a statement, said Nigerians have not forgotten the ill-fated 2014 recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS which led to the death of some desperate job seekers.

He said at a time of national grief over stampedes in Oyo, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory that resulted in the death 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 politicize the grief of the victims by blaming the stampedes on the All Progressives Congress APC-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“The tragedies have brought together all well meaning Nigerians in mourning and sober reflection on how the incidents might have been avoided through better planning and organization by all involved. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims and their families.

“It is grossly indecent, insensitive and despicable for the PDP to exploit these tragic incidents in a senseless attack against the administration that has devoted itself to fixing the ruins of nearly two decades of PDP administration.

“Nigerians have not forgotten the tragic stampede at the ill-fated Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise in 2014 at the Abuja stadium, under the watch of the PDP administration, that left many desperate job seekers dead and scores injured. The PDP’s allegations only remind us of its sordid record of maladministration and utter incompetence”, Morka added.