Press Release

April 10, 2017.

APC! Stop Ruling By Arms In A Democracy

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!!

Signed:

Prince Dayo Adeyeye
National Publicity Secretary, PDP - NCC

Useless Governors... Like Elrufai like Bello, Good governance they can't offer.. .All what they know is intimation of their citizens.

This Bello is a proof that even the youth can't be trusted with power!

lalasticlala

TonyeBarcanista:
lalasticlala

No be baba lala hold the guy oooo

Nah that Yeye directionless Governor of kogi

Two jesters from kogi

Accidental Governor and Disaster senator called melaye

sarrki:





No be baba lala hold the guy oooo

Nah that Yeye directionless Governor of kogi

Two jesters from kogi

Accidental Governor and Disaster senator called melaye

Make Lalasticlala come epp my guy o

TonyeBarcanista:
Make Lalasticlala come epp my guy o

Baba lala go soon land here

Somebody should ask for nnamdi kanu own release too now

PDP needs to be scrapped and a new party started

It is noted.

This funny country

SO WHAT WILL BE MY GAIN IF THEY RELEASE THIS YOUNG MAN

What a shame !A government that came to power through same process now want to criticized. APC is worse than PDP

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.

No more free speech in this country!

Power of social media... I love this

Pharaoh Let my people go.... u ar simply heartless

Pharaoh9:
SO WHAT WILL BE MY GAIN IF THEY RELEASE THIS YOUNG MAN

Ok.
Its Jonathan's fault. He was just too soft and lenient with opposition. Just imagine, APC is dishing out what they were not served. Do not forget sha, there is karma and she's a bitch...

After thorough investigation he will be released if he isn't stained by criminality.


Let's allow the Police do its job.

Where is Freedom of speech?

Garrithe1st:
After thorough investigation he will be released if he isn't stained by criminality.


Let's allow the Police do its job.

Are you for real? Investigation for criticism? ??

this PDP sef..

wetin dey worrie una sef??

shey una don do una own pass, eeh!? .

abi una no arrest opposition for una régime, ..

de one wey dey pain me pass na de idiot eRats dat wails on nairaland

nonsense pple

for Kogi state, we neva start arrest sef

let's see hw it goes

JackieChan01:


but where's my guy ngeneukwenu

N G E N E is now so fat...WOW

femsheart:

Are you for real? Investigation for criticism? ??

Who told you he was arrested for criticism?

Same way Olisa Metuh claimed he was arrested for criticism only to discover after investigation that he ate N400 million worth of Ogoni yam..

Let the Police do its proper investigation. If he is clean, he will be freed unconditionally. If he isn't he'll be sent to Kuje prison to keep our Director company.

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APC government has nothing to offer to our people, accept this pain we going through in Kogi my dear state.. The tyranny Government of Yahaya bello and co....

It's nothing new.

Obasanjo and Jonathan government under pdp indiscriminately arrested, detained and victimized the opponents under pdp for the 16yrs of their reign and Nigeria did not burn, so even if all pdp members are put in jail people will still attend night club and Nigeria will still not burn.

The memory that dss lady Marilyn Orga and inspector Mbu terrorism of the opponents under Jonathan is still fresh.

Dcomrade:
Useless Governors... Like Elrufai like Bello, Good governance they can't offer.. .or what they know is intimation of their citizens.

This Bello is a proof that even the youth can't be trusted with power!

u are right bro... and the idiot is campaining for 2019

Well its not about bbn thank God next unto the matter,I wish or long for a Nigeria were the Igbo's n Yoruba would cease to fight and cooperate because the splitting of Nigeria rest on the shoulder of pen pushers .

Rubbish

Why publicly post this letter from the impostor branch of PDP?

TonyeBarcanista:


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).

As far as I know, Makarfi is merely a factional leader of the PDP, and is not legally recognized as such by either the law courts or INEC.


While I condemn the arrest of people on spurious grounds, it is sheer hypocrisy for the PDP to whine about these things now. Human rights abuses and indiscriminate arrests were also the order of the day during the past PDP administrations from 1999 - 2015.

The APC is currently shyte, but if you people think it makes the PDP look like saints, you're sadly misguided.