The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said no amount of intimidation and blackmail by the presidency would stop her from challenging the newly elected President, Muhammadu Buhari.
In the ongoing battle of words between the two main political parties in the country, the Peoples 'Democratic Party (PDP) has said no amount of intimidation and blackmail by the presidency would stop her from challenging the newly elected President.
The PDP has said it will continue to clamour that President Muhammadu Buhari kick-starts the government and commence implementation of his campaign promises for which he was voted into office.
The party said the presidency’s excuse of clearing the so-called augean stable is lame and diversionary, noting that it stands by its statement that the delay is creating loopholes through which some persons claiming closeness to the president “have infiltrated executive bodies, arm-twisting and conniving with unscrupulous elements to siphon the nation’s resources in the last 30 days.”
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement, on Monday, June 29, said the party would not in any way be cowed by threats and wild allegations by the presidency into abdicating its responsibility of speaking out as an opposition party where the system is derailing.
“The PDP and indeed all well-meaning Nigerians were appalled by the response from the presidency regarding our call for prayers to enable the President Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration locate its bearing, compose a government and halt the prevailing stagnation with its huge negative impact on the system.
“Instead of addressing the issues raised, the presidency descended to insults, abuses and innuendos, a stance which not only bears out the case made by the PDP but also raises questions about the capacity of this administration to shoulder the enormous responsibility of governance.
“While we expect the present administration to be serious about the fight against corruption, probe and persecute each and everyone involved in such, irrespective of their party leaning, we restate that these must be done within the ambits of the law and must not be used as a witch-hunt ostensibly to discredit and undermine the opposition.
"We therefore caution against the current drama of politicising the issue of corruption in the country", Metuh stated.