The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), today pointed accusing fingers at President Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly taking what it termed political advantage of calamities that befell the country.
The opposition party specifically stated that
giving N5m to individual family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitment exercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at soliciting votes.
APC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, expressed wonder as to the reason why it took President Jonathan one year to act on the promise he made to the families, with an addition that but for the forthcoming elections, the President would have ignored the families.
According to the party, "The truth is that this President was forced to act because of the elections. Otherwise, why has it taken one year for the President to redeem his promise to the bereaved families?
"Why has his Administration not sanctioned those who sent innocent job seekers to their early graves after extorting them? Why is the Interior Minister,Mr. Abba Moro, who presided over the deaths, still in office, virtually dancing on the graves of those innocent youths?
"Sunday, March 15th, will mark one year since those vibrant youths were lured to their deaths by a callous federal government that failed them in all ramifications, including the security of their lives and the assurance of their welfare, the raison d’etre of any government.
"It is therefore utterly reprehensible, immoral and wicked for the same administration to seek to make political gains out of the needless tragedy.
"In his desperation for re-election, has also sought to take political advantage of other tragedies, including the Buni Yadi massacre of school children and the abduction of Chibok girls.
"After refusing to even visit the families of those school children in Buni Yadi and Chibok, the President suddenly woke up and started sending delegations to meet with them, all this because he needs votes. As a parent himself, how will the President feel if he had been so treated?
"Why must the President put his re-election over and above everything else, including the welfare and security of Nigerians? Is there no limit to desperation."
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