Contrary to its posture and claims that the Governor Dauda Lawal-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has not done much to stem the tide of insecurity, the Concerned Patriotic Citizens Forum CPCF has insisted that the blame for the wanton killings, kidnappings, banditry and other violent criminal activities ravaging Zamfara should be domiciled at the door steps of the past All Progressive Congress, APC, leaderships in the Zamfara State.
The Group noted that APC’s futile attempt at blaming the insecurity in the troubled State on the Governor amounts to mocking several hundreds of victims of the APC induced carnage in the State.
In a statement issued on Sunday, July, 21,2024, by its President, Comrade Moses Toro, CPCF emphasised that the present unmitigated insecurity in the State was ignited and nurtured by past APC administrations.
According to the group, if APC must indulge in any blame game over the unfortunate security situation in Zamfara ,it should heap it on itself as the known architect.
“The Concerned Patriotic Citizens Forum, CPCF expects the APC to be remorseful, rather than play politics with the insecurity it created .
“The party is hereby advised to desist from politicizing the plight of the victims of the insecurity it created.
“We consider the statement by APC as an attempt to mock the dead and families of those who have lost their loved ones to the insecurity inflicted on the North West in general and Zamfara state in particular.
“Therefore those who brought about the killings. and the mess Governor Lawal is trying to clean up cannot turn around to mock Zamfarans and the rest of Nigerians simply because they have been rejected by the electorate”, CPCF noted.
The Source reports that the group’s response is coming on the heels of APC’s scathing criticisms of the alleged non-challant attitude of Governor Lawal towards tackling the serious security challenges posed to Zamfara by the criminal activities of banditry and other criminal elements.
At the weekend ,the APC berated the state Governor for partying in Enugu, together with his PDP colleagues while bandits and other criminal elements were having a field day at home.
The party insisted that the ugly security situation has continued to fester on account of lack of seriousness on the part of Governor Lawal.
The APC, particularly, chided the State Governor for his penchant for residing more in Abuja and abroad, while abandoning his primary duty of securing lives and property of the residents.
But the CPCF has maintained that under past APC administrations, Zamfara nosedived from its position as one of the most peaceful States to that of most terrorized in the North West region of Nigerian.
“A report showed that 327 people were killed in Zamfara State in the first quarter of 2022 alone. This was during the APC administration in the State.
“During the same regime, two Local Governments in Zamfara State, Anka, and Bukkuyum, were shutdown by the State Government due to insecurity.
“Contrary to the APC claim that Governor Lawal has done nothing but celebrate in Enugu amidst insecurity in Zamfara state, the Governor has done more in tackling insecurity in just one year in office than the past APC in eight years”, CPCF insisted
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