The PDP has been criticized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly politicizing the recent deaths that occurred during stampedes at palliative care distribution locations around the nation.
APC spokesman Felix Morka called the PDP’s position “callous” in a statement.
Morka claimed that the PDP took advantage of the current national sorrow over stampedes that killed individuals in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory to engage in ruthless political scheming.
The spokesperson added that Nigerians still remember the disastrous 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment drive that claimed the lives of some desperate job applicants.
He claimed that rather of showing genuine sympathy for the victims and their families, the PDP decided to politicize the victims’ suffering by placing the blame for the stampedes on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.
He emphasized that the tragedies have brought together well-meaning Nigerians from all backgrounds to contemplate soberly.
“The tragedies have united all well-meaning Nigerians in grief and sober contemplation of how the events could have been prevented with improved preparation and coordination by all parties.” The victims and their families continue to be in our prayers and thoughts.
The PDP’s blatant use of these tragic events in a pointless attack on the administration that has dedicated itself to repairing the damage caused by nearly two decades of PDP rule is egregiously vulgar, insensitive, and vile.
The terrible stampede at the disastrous Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment event in 2014, which was overseen by the PDP government and left numerous desperate job seekers dead and numerous more injured, is still remembered by Nigerians. The accusations made by the PDP only serve to highlight its vile history of poor leadership and complete ineptitude,” Morka continued.
According to report, numerous people were killed in stampedes that broke out during the distribution of food in Abuja, Anambra, and Ibadan.
