A statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja on Tuesday, said, “The frightening situation in the country is precipitated by series of divisive and undemocratic actions and statements of the Buhari administration coupled with its official high-handedness, blatant refusal to obey court orders and open disregard to constitutionally guaranteed rights of citizens.”
The PDP said it thoroughly rejects the “resort to maximum unleashing of state apparatus of power against citizens at the slightest provocation, resulting in bloodletting and extra-judicial killings of compatriots, the preponderance of which are never investigated despite the usual lip service of bringing perpetrators to book.”
The party expressed the belief that that the life of every Nigerian is sacred and deserves respect as provided for in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
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The PDP, therefore, called on the National Assembly and relevant international bodies to take a judicious look into the situation in our country today.
“Our legislators must, therefore, immediately open a system-wide investigation into all violations leading to loss of lives and property in our nation,” it stated.
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