The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as
hypocritical and an unpardonable lie, the claims by the National Chairman of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, that there was a
clampdown on the members of APC by the Ebonyi State Government.
The party explained that contrary to Oshiomhole's claim, the
state Governor, Dave Umahi, had graciously ordered the stoppage of work at the
stadium to enable the APC, which had earlier written him for permission, to use
the stadium for their rally but that the party later shifted its event.
In a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola
Ologbondiyan, the party said Oshiomhole is just looking for excuses for his
failed mini rally in the state.
"Oshiomhole is just looking for excuses for his
failed mini rally in Ebonyi State, but he should leave Governor Umahi out of
his failures, as he has nobody but himself and President Muhammadu Buhari to blame
for APC’s misrule, which has made Nigerians to be averse to them," it
said.
PDP said Oshiomhole has since turned himself into a
laughing stock and a cartoon character among Nigerians due to his unabated and unguarded
comments since he was imposed as APC national
chairman, adding that he has now taken to fabrication of tales, symptomatic of
a confused leader seeking to score cheap political points.
According to PDP, "Oshiomhole, who is reputed for great
intolerance for opposition was reported to have alleged that his dysfunctional
party, the APC, was locked out of the Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, which is
currently undergoing reconstruction.
"This factional chairman forgot that it is on
record that Umahi, in the spirit of accommodation which the PDP is known for,
had graciously ordered the stoppage of work at the stadium to enable a faction
of APC, which had earlier written him for permission, to use the stadium for
their rally on the August 4, 2018.
"The faction wrote again to shift their rally
to the August 11, 2018, which was equally granted by the governor.
"Is it not therefore shocking and essentially
revealing of his character, for Oshiomhole to now allege that his members were
prevented from using the stadium for an event, which they shifted to a future
date?
"Perhaps Oshiomhole is still haunted by his dictatorial
proclivities as governor of Edo state where he trampled on rights of citizens
including traumatising and bullying widows with his ‘go an die’ verdict;
preventing the plane carrying the wife of a serving Vice President of Nigeria
from landing at the Benin Airport as well as stopping the PDP from holding its
mega rally at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in 2015. What he failed to realise
is that such is not the way of the PDP."
PDP further noted that beyond the visible
development in the state, Umahi has carried all interests along and this
includes the members of the opposition in the state. He should not in anyway be
a part of blame for Oshiomhole’s failure to organise a mini rally.
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