PDP condemns burning of Melaye’s projects

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THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday condemned in unambiguous terms the burning of some classroom projects executed by Senator Dino Melaye by suspected political detractors, describing such action as crude politics.

A statement issued Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary in Abuja, said all fingers point to hoodlums sponsored by “the sinking All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, which has been threatening the lawmaker since his failed recall bid in April, as well as his declared return to the PDP.”

The party added: “It is indeed reprehensible that the APC, which cannot boast of any development project in the state, could be so vicious to sponsor the destruction of education facilities meant for the benefit of Kogi children, just for political reasons.

“The people of Kogi state are not in any way fooled by the statement from the APC-led Kogi state government, wherein it merely condemned the arson
without taking any concrete step to produce those behind the dastardly act.”

The PDP challenged the Kogi state government and the APC to come clean and tell Nigerians those behind the use of earth moving machines to block the way for Senator Melaye’s convoy on his way to commission the projects on Wednesday.

The main opposition party further stated: “Furthermore, the fact that the state government did nothing after Senator Melaye reported of threats to him, by unknown persons, ahead of the commissioning ceremony, thoroughly indicts the government and raises very strong issues of official conspiracy.

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“Moreover, the attack has further confirmed that Senator Melaye has not been shouting wolf in his reports of series of threats against his person by suspected agents of the APC.”

Consequently, the PDP called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately commence a full-scale investigation into the incident and all reported threats against Senator Melaye.

The PDP called on Nigerians and the people of Kogi state to hold the APC responsible should any further harm befall Senator Melaye or any of his family members.