The Federal government has tackled the leading opposition party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, querying the party for threatening to destroy the country in an effort to bring the All Progressives Congress, APC, government down.Â
In what seems like rhetorical questions in a statement issued by the Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the government wondered how else one could explain the court case seeking the declaration of the APC convention as illegal. The federal government further accused the PDP of plotting another Endsars protest and spreading fake news about the government.Â
According to the statement, “Gentlemen, there is nothing wrong in having a fiery and viable opposition in a democracy. We were there before and we remain the ones to beat in terms of a determined, viable and relentless opposition.Â
“But, in our time, not once did we advocate the destruction of Nigeria just because we couldn’t have our way. Not once did we seek to gain power via a desperate court action. If you destroy the country you are seeking to govern, what country will you govern? Must you cut your nose to spite your face?
“In their most recent act of desperation, they sought to erase seven years of unprecedented achievements by the Buhari Administration. In the most egregious show of shamelessness and a blatant refusal to be remorseful, they even had the audacity to express righteous indignation that the damage they inflicted on the country in their 16 years of misrule has not been totally undone in just seven years. In other words, those who brought the country to its knees are now accusing those working hard to repair things of non-performance. They said they are ready to rescue Nigeria. Pray, where do kidnappers rescue their victims? These same guys who kidnapped the fortunes of their country are suddenly posing as rescuers. CAVEAT EMPTOR. Buyers beware! NIGERIANS BEWARE!