APC and Buhari supporters are responsible for the killings – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) as being responsible for the killings across the country.

“It is now abundantly clear to Nigerians that those fomenting crisis, including the bloody clashes and killings in Benue, Taraba, Zamfara, Nassarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Edo, Borno, Yobe, Enugu, Kogi, Adamawa & other states in Nigeria are sponsored by @APCNigeria, @MBuhari supporters,” PDP alluded in a tweet. The party gave Buhari an ultimatum of 24 hours to arrest the leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) or be held responsible for their actions.

This is coming against the backdrop of comments made by the coordinator of the association in Benue State, Garus Gololo’s comment in an interview with Punch when he warned Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign from office or be forced out by the group.

“We are now tired of Saraki’s style of leadership at the National Assembly. Therefore, we are now warning him to honourably resign his position as president of the Senate or we will force him out”, Gololo opined However, PDP said Gololo’s comments shows that Gololo is speaking for the APC , Buhari and its supporters with the aim of trying to force out the Saraki from office.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) labeled the threats as “ominous and revealing”. The party also pointed that MACBAN has “always represented the military wing of the APC and the Buhari Presidency.”

“It is incontrovertible that they have now become the fourth arm of government, outside the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature”. In the time, the national body MACBAN has distanced itself from the careless comments made by Gololo and said it would punish Gololo for making such statement.