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| President Buhari with Yobe state Governor Geidam during the president's visit to the state |
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the
revelation by Amnesty International (AI) that the Federal Government-controlled
security forces got advanced warning but failed to prevent the abduction of
schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, as heartrending, distressing and disappointing.
The party said the report however vindicated its stand that
President Muhammadu Buhari-led presidency and the All Progressives Congress
(APC) must be held responsible for the Dapchi abduction and several other atrocities
committed by insurgents against citizens, particularly in the northern part of
the country.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a
statement on Tuesday, commended AI for its courage in exposing the truth,
adding that the report further underpins speculations of conspiracy theorems
around the abduction and places a huge moral burden on the Presidency.
“This revelation by the Amnesty International has finally
exposed Buhari-led Federal Government and its manifest failures, deceptions and
culpability in the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate abduction of our
daughters,” PDP said, adding that “The world can now see why the Presidency and
APC have been suppressing information on the abduction and why no firm steps
have been taken to unravel the real reasons behind security lapses like the
withdrawal of troops from the area as well as those behind the false rescue
report, which frustrated the genuine effort to save our daughters.”
The statement by the PDP further noted that AI report,
indeed, places a direct question on President Buhari as the chief security
officer of the nation, especially in the face of his multifarious failures to
effectively oversee routine security actions, particularly in troubled areas.
PDP said from the AI report, it is clear that if the troops
guiding the area, under the command of the Buhari-led federal government, were
not withdrawn, and if President Buhari had effectively monitored the situation
and implemented the Safe School Initiative introduced in the wake of the 2014
Chibok abduction, the Dapchi schoolgirls would not have been abducted.
According to the statement by the PDP, the revelation by the
international body has further reinforced the party’s demand that the National
Assembly should immediately conduct an independent, comprehensive and
system-wide inquest to unravel the truth about the Dapchi abduction, “as many
Nigerians still believe that there is more than meet the eyes in this Dapchi
abduction saga.”
The PDP said it will continue to stand with the families of “our
girls and monitor all events in our collective quest to ensure their safe return
to their families.”Dapchi: PDP says Amnesty International’s report vindicates its
position on abduction
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the
revelation by Amnesty International (AI) that the Federal Government-controlled
security forces got advanced warning but failed to prevent the abduction of
schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, as heartrending, distressing and disappointing.
The party said the report however vindicated its stand that
President Muhammadu Buhari-led presidency and the All Progressives Congress
(APC) must be held responsible for the Dapchi abduction and several other atrocities
committed by insurgents against citizens, particularly in the northern part of
the country.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a
statement on Tuesday, commended AI for its courage in exposing the truth,
adding that the report further underpins speculations of conspiracy theorems
around the abduction and places a huge moral burden on the Presidency.
“This revelation by the Amnesty International has finally
exposed Buhari-led Federal Government and its manifest failures, deceptions and
culpability in the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate abduction of our
daughters,” PDP said, adding that “The world can now see why the Presidency and
APC have been suppressing information on the abduction and why no firm steps
have been taken to unravel the real reasons behind security lapses like the
withdrawal of troops from the area as well as those behind the false rescue
report, which frustrated the genuine effort to save our daughters.”
The statement by the PDP further noted that AI report,
indeed, places a direct question on President Buhari as the chief security
officer of the nation, especially in the face of his multifarious failures to
effectively oversee routine security actions, particularly in troubled areas.
PDP said from the AI report, it is clear that if the troops
guiding the area, under the command of the Buhari-led federal government, were
not withdrawn, and if President Buhari had effectively monitored the situation
and implemented the Safe School Initiative introduced in the wake of the 2014
Chibok abduction, the Dapchi schoolgirls would not have been abducted.
According to the statement by the PDP, the revelation by the
international body has further reinforced the party’s demand that the National
Assembly should immediately conduct an independent, comprehensive and
system-wide inquest to unravel the truth about the Dapchi abduction, “as many
Nigerians still believe that there is more than meet the eyes in this Dapchi
abduction saga.”
The PDP said it will continue to stand with the families of “our
girls and monitor all events in our collective quest to ensure their safe return
to their families.”
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