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| The protesting police men in Borno |
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the street protest by police officers on duty in troubled Borno state over unpaid allowances as unfortunate and an ugly epitaph of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
The party, in a [press release signed by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, says the development has confirmed that the Buhari Presidency has not been committed to providing security for the troubled states, despite huge resources at its disposal, but has only been paying lip
service and giving false assurances to the people.
"Is it not disconcerting that policemen, who daily risk their lives at the fronts are denied their allowances for months; left unaccommodated, without basic needs and kept forlorn in the face of battle, while their commander-in-chief and top officers enjoy the comfort of their huge offices in Abuja, from where they grandstand about their non-existent commitment to security?" the party queried.
It stated further that Nigerians can now see that the Buhari administration "is overtly deceitful, thrives on propaganda, lies, false claims and is never committed to the good of the people even as it blames everyone else for its failures."
The party added that it strongly believes that the situation is more than has met the eyes and therefore demanded an urgent investigation to get to the root of the pathetic situation, stressing that findings of such investigations must be made public.
It also urged the aggrieved policemen to exercise restrain, while charging the police high command to ensure their immediate payment and do all to restore the morale of all our men at the front.
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