At a media briefing in Abuja, yesterday, the party’s national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said, “We also urge all international organisations, particularly, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take note of the horrendous situation in our country and spare no energy in intervening to stem this ugly trend. Let the truth be told, Nigeria is bleeding under President Buhari and the world must come to her rescue. We also pray that President Buhari will not use the occasion of his visit to further de-market our nation as he has always done whenever he is outside the country on official assignment.”
Ologbondiyan continued: “Nigeria is facing a perilous time; our constitution has been technically suspended; we have now become a police state; governance has reverted to the nightmares of the 1984 era, when draconian leaders held sway and forcefully held our people under the grips of military Decree 2.
“There is a total collapse of respect for constitutionally guaranteed personal freedom; there is no regard for natural course of justice, life in Nigeria is gradually returning to the state of nature and there is fear everywhere, he said, adding, “today, Nigerians are being hounded, arrested and directly detained on ‘order from above,’ without warrant; citizens are locked up in dehumanising detention centres without access to medicare and legal assistance, just for holding political opinions that run contrary to the views of those in power at the centre,” he added.
The party recalled that the 2017/2018 Amnesty International (AI) Human Rights report confirmed cases of extreme human right violations under the Buhari administration, including extra-judicial execution, forceful crackdown on peaceful protesters as particularly witnessed in the South East between September 2017 and January 2018, as well as, torture and killings in custody. Many arrested protesters are still in detention without trial.
It further alleged that government’s inaction and aloofness have led to escalation of killings in Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe, Nasarawa, Edo, Zamfara, Ekiti, Enugu by insurgents and marauders, “who are having a field day as the Presidency has abandoned governance for 2019 re-election bid.
“Painfully, our democratic institutions, particularly the legislature, judiciary and even the media are being decapitated by dictatorial forces, who are encouraged by the agents of the state at the centre.”The PDP further stated that, “To achieve a total subjugation, there has been constant harassment and threats on judicial officers, some of them already compromised to circumvent judicial processes against opposition and perceived political opponents of government.
In a similar development, the Deputy National Secretary of the PDP, Dr. Emmanuel Agbo has said that the appointment of Richard Grenell as US Ambassador to Germany is a solid confirmation of the trust that President Trump reposes in him, noting that Grenell’s appointment presents another opportunity to revisit his article linking President Buhari to ISIS just as the President leaves Nigeria for an official visit to the White House.
In a set of tweets via his Twitter handle, Dr. Agbo said that Grenell’s article published by Washington Times on Thursday, March 19, 2015 titled – ‘Nigeria on the brink’ stated that “Mr. Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East.”
“Mr. Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East.” – @RichardGrenell
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— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
The reality of today’s Nigeria under Buhari confirms the fears that US diplomats like @RichardGrenell warned America about in 2015.
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— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
Buhari’s visit to @realDonaldTrump throws up legitimate concerns about the views of the Trump Administration on the killing of innocent Christians by ‘untouchable’ Fulani Herdsmen across Nigeria.
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— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
The West, and specifically the Trump Administration, needs to wake up to the growing security challenge in Nigeria.
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— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
Security in Nigeria has gone beyond Boko Haram. The challenge of Fulani herdsmen, described as the 4th deadliest terrorist group in the world must be contained.
— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
Nigeria is on the brink of a civil war if nothing is done to check these killings of innocent and helpless Nigerians by ‘untouchable’ herdsmen.
— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
It is my belief that @POTUS will do more to ensure the safety of helpless Nigerians who are being slaughtered on a daily basis and call Buhari to order over his inaction which threatens peace and stability in Africa’s biggest democracy.
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— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
As @RichardGrenell truly warned in 2015, Buhari’s election is becoming a disaster for Nigeria and by extension, a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East.
— Agbo Emmanuel, MFR (@DrAgboEmmanuel) April 28, 2018
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