PDP Warn APC: Stop arresting our members who criticize your government.

In a statement released today, oposition party, PDP, has asked APC to
stop arresting its members who criticize APC state governors. PDP
alleges that quite a number of APC state governors have gotten some
PDP members arrested for criticizing them. See the statement after
the cut.
The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator
Ahmed Makarfi, CON has been drawn to the untoward, unconstitutional
and indiscriminate arrest and detention of PDP members and
supporters nationwide on phantom charges by the Government of the
All Progressive Congress (APC).
2. For emphasis, on the 4th of February, 2017, the Chapter Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, Mr. Salisu
Mamuda was arrested for criticizing the Jigawa State Government
against spending the Sum of N400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million
Naira Only) to entertain defectors from PDP to APC.
3. Nigerians will also recall that Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi, a
Governorship Aspirant on the Platform of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Lagos State during the 2015 Guber Election was arrested by
men of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) on February 17,
2017 on account of exposing the Forex racketeering by the APC led
Government at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
4. Also on March 3, 2017, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, a PDP
Chieftainin Kogi State was arrested on trump-up charges and detained
illegally for criticizing the wrong policies, misgovernance and non
performance of Governor Yahaya Bello.
5. Just yesterday, April 9, 2017, Mr. Austin Usman Okai, a PDP Youth
leader and frontline critic of the Yahaya Bello's APC led Government in
Kogi State was arrested by men of the Police Special Anti-Robbery
Squared (SARS) on phantom petitions by some cronies of the
Governor.
6. There are also reports of indiscriminate arrest and detention of
citizens of this Country in Kaduna, Edo, Nasarawa amongst others at
both the Federal and state levels controlled by the Ruling All
Progressive Congress (APC).
7. These actions of the Ruling Party, the APC is absurd, disheartening
and a serious threat to our hard earned democracy. Nigerians cannot
and should not be arrested and detained indiscriminately for criticizing
and holding government accountable. Constructive criticism is the
primary responsibility of opposition in a democracy all over the world
and Nigeria cannot be an exception.
8. We have also been alerted to the news of the Federal Government
of Nigeria planning to tap mobile telephone lines and hacking of other
devises of citizens as a way of harassing and intimidating them into
silence.
9. These and other unholy practices of this administration will
henceforth be resisted by all Nigerians. We will mobilize Nigerians at
all levels to fight against the use of arms in a democratic system to
ridicule and intimidate citizens of this Country. We will no longer
tolerate this high handedness of the APC and we therefore demand the
unconditional and immediate release of Mr. Austin Usman Okai and all
our members in several detention centers of security agencies across
the Country.
10. Finally, we wish to use this medium to inform world leaders on the
serious issues of human rights violation in Nigeria since the APC
Administration took over power in May 29, 2015. We call on all civil
rights organization across the Country and in the Diaspora to rise to
this occasion. Our democracy is in serious danger and the leadership
of the All Progressive Congress (APC) must be held responsible for
any breakdown of law and order as a result of these undemocratic
behaviours.
Long live the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)!
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!In a statement released today, oposition party, PDP, has asked APC to
stop arresting its members who criticize APC state governors. PDP
alleges that quite a number of APC state governors have gotten some
PDP members arrested for criticizing them. See the statement after
the cut.
The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator
Ahmed Makarfi, CON has been drawn to the untoward, unconstitutional
and indiscriminate arrest and detention of PDP members and
supporters nationwide on phantom charges by the Government of the
All Progressive Congress (APC).
2. For emphasis, on the 4th of February, 2017, the Chapter Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, Mr. Salisu
Mamuda was arrested for criticizing the Jigawa State Government
against spending the Sum of N400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million
Naira Only) to entertain defectors from PDP to APC.
3. Nigerians will also recall that Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi, a
Governorship Aspirant on the Platform of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Lagos State during the 2015 Guber Election was arrested by
men of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) on February 17,
2017 on account of exposing the Forex racketeering by the APC led
Government at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
4. Also on March 3, 2017, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, a PDP
Chieftainin Kogi State was arrested on trump-up charges and detained
illegally for criticizing the wrong policies, misgovernance and non
performance of Governor Yahaya Bello.
5. Just yesterday, April 9, 2017, Mr. Austin Usman Okai, a PDP Youth
leader and frontline critic of the Yahaya Bello's APC led Government in
Kogi State was arrested by men of the Police Special Anti-Robbery
Squared (SARS) on phantom petitions by some cronies of the
Governor.
6. There are also reports of indiscriminate arrest and detention of
citizens of this Country in Kaduna, Edo, Nasarawa amongst others at
both the Federal and state levels controlled by the Ruling All
Progressive Congress (APC).
7. These actions of the Ruling Party, the APC is absurd, disheartening
and a serious threat to our hard earned democracy. Nigerians cannot
and should not be arrested and detained indiscriminately for criticizing
and holding government accountable. Constructive criticism is the
primary responsibility of opposition in a democracy all over the world
and Nigeria cannot be an exception.
8. We have also been alerted to the news of the Federal Government
of Nigeria planning to tap mobile telephone lines and hacking of other
devises of citizens as a way of harassing and intimidating them into
silence.
9. These and other unholy practices of this administration will
henceforth be resisted by all Nigerians. We will mobilize Nigerians at
all levels to fight against the use of arms in a democratic system to
ridicule and intimidate citizens of this Country. We will no longer
tolerate this high handedness of the APC and we therefore demand the
unconditional and immediate release of Mr. Austin Usman Okai and all
our members in several detention centers of security agencies across
the Country.
10. Finally, we wish to use this medium to inform world leaders on the
serious issues of human rights violation in Nigeria since the APC
Administration took over power in May 29, 2015. We call on all civil
rights organization across the Country and in the Diaspora to rise to
this occasion. Our democracy is in serious danger and the leadership
of the All Progressive Congress (APC) must be held responsible for
any breakdown of law and order as a result of these undemocratic
behaviours.
Long live the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)!
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!