Do your job and stop threatening Nigerians, PDP tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned people behind security problems in the country, saying he would soon be hard on them.

Buhari also said secessionists were too young to know loss of lives and other tragedies that attended the Nigerian civil war of 1967 to 1970.

Buhari said these at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after being briefed by the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on series of attacks on facilities of the electoral body across the country.

These were contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘Those who want to destroy this country have shock coming their way, says President Buhari.’

But the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in its reaction, advised the president to stop issuing threat and act decisively to end insecurity in the country.

The PDP asked Buhari to match his words with actions and lead the fight against insecurity from the front.

“On the issue of security, the expectation of Nigerians is that Mr. President should lead the battle against insecurity from the front like he promised during his electioneering,” PDP spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan told Punch.

“But the inactions of Mr President today are responsible for the deluge of insecurity that has affected our nation.

“The expectation of Nigerians furthermore, is that these challenges should not be limited to the issues of lip talk; rather, they should be confronted so that Nigerians can sleep with their two eyes closed.”

On the 2023 elections, the PDP spokesperson said, “The least Nigerians expect from the president for INEC to function optimally, is for him to revisit the Electoral Act amendment which he refused to assent to.

“He should dust it up and return it to the National Assembly if there are further amendments they should be included. Let them work on it and return it to him to sign into law so that our elections will be better.

“Mr President should also encourage INEC to institutionalise the electronic transfer of results in order to forestall problems that arise in the process of collation. This is not too much to ask.

“As a political party interested in the corporate existence of this great country, we are prepared like we have always done, to offer advice and assist in every legitimate way to help Nigeria overcome its challenges.”