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THE ruling All Progressives Congress said, on Sunday, that high-level investigations were ongoing to fish out sponsors of rising insecurity in the country.
It said President Muhammadu Buhari had given marching orders to security agencies to nip the incidents in the bud.
The APC, however, expressed the hope that the investigations would not reveal conspiracies by the opposition to weaken the government in furtherance of what it called their desperate 2023 aspiration.
National Secretary of the APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, John James Akpanudoedehe, said this in a statement on Sunday, in reaction to a statement by the Peoples Democratic Party, at the weekend.
The PDP had said the country was fast descending into anarchy, noting that the Buhari-led administration was overwhelmed by the demands of governance and had no solutions to the current challenges.
The APC, however, said it had taken note of the communique issued by PDP governors on recent security incidents recorded in some parts of the country, adding that the party and government definitely shared concerns of all well-meaning Nigerians, including PDP governors.
It said, “While high-level investigations are ongoing to fish out sponsors and perpetrators of the security incidents, President Buhari has already given marching orders to our security services to check the security incidents.
“We pray the investigations should not reveal conspiracies by the opposition to weaken the government in furtherance of their desperate 2023 aspirations.”
APC, however, stressed that no one should be in doubt as to the urgency and capacity of the Buhari government to end the recent security incidents in the country.
The statement said, “We urge stakeholders and indeed all well-meaning Nigerians to avoid politicising or being simplistic about the security situation. At a time like this, our duty to our nation as good citizens should outweigh political party colourations.
“As those who receive constant security briefings, PDP Governors should know that divisive rhetorics can only embolden the criminals who are carrying out these cowardly acts. This is not the time to play to the gallery, but sit down to find real and lasting solutions. The latter is what the President Buhari administration is doing.”
“We are however confident that our PDP governors and indeed all stakeholders will cooperate and support ongoing efforts to quickly and permanently end the security incidents,” it added.
