Metele Attack: You are dancing on graves of our valiant, patriotic soldiers, APC attacks PDP, Atiku, says opposition allegation of fund diversion reminder of its notorious past

*God forbids APC inherits PDP’s retrogressive practices

Nigeria’s ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has described the effort by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to make turn the recent killing of soldiers in Metele, Borno State by a sudden Boko Haram resurgence as the opposition politicians dancing on the grave of the gallant fighters it described as “our valiant, patriotic soldiers”.

APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Tuesday, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER.

Onilu said was also reacting to the allegation by the PDP that military funds have been diverted to financing the 2019 election campaigns of the APC.

He said such allegation “is a sad reminder of the evil and retrogressive practices the PDP was notorious for during its defunct rule.”

The statement said, “God forbid that the APC inherits and apply such morbid practice as brazenly displayed during the immediate-past PDP administration where funds allocated to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast were shared among PDP leaders and their cronies.

“It is clear that the PDP and its Presidential candidate, Alh. Atiku Abubakar have decided to dance on the graves of our valiant and patriotic soldiers by politicising their deaths in the recent Boko Haram attack on the Nigerian Army Metele base.

“The PDP and Atiku are playing desperate politics where even the blood of our fallen heroes is fair game. Their actions are callous and insensitive to the families and dependants of the late soldiers and indeed our military which battles daily to ensure our territorial integrity.

“Nigerians see through PDP’s ploy to score political points as elections approach and it will surely backfire.

“While the APC mourns the death of our military and other security personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty, we urge them to remain focussed on the brave task of securing the nation. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration remains solidly committed to bringing lasting peace and security to all parts of the country and ensuring that previously displaced persons are rehabilitated to resume their normal and productive lives,” the APC’s spokesman said.