The People Democratic Party(PDP), has charged president Muhammadu Buhari to respond to statement by former Senate leader and Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, that the Buhari's administration under-funding of the military is responsible for the persistent insecurity challenges in the nation under its watch.

In a statement released by the party National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologboniyan on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

The party also call on Kastina state governor Aminu Bello Masari, to come out and clear the air on his connection with bantis and murderes ravaging his state in his attempt to politicize the issue claiming the opposition party is responsible for insecurity in the state.

PDP described as worrisome, statement by Senator Ndume, who allegedly accused Buhari's administration of not adequately funding the armed forces.

According to the party(PDP), Senator Ndume's commitment place huge burden of explanations to the door step of Buhari presidency, which has failed in its duty to protect the country, leading to increase in terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other acts of violence across the country.

PDP added that it is disertting that president Buhari has failed the nation even for the fact that he turned deaf ears to Nigerians opinion to sack the Service Chiefs and replace them.

The party said governor Masari is playing politics with the lives of Nigerians in his Kastina by blaming the opposition politicians are behind insecurity in his state, when it is obvious that he has connections with bandits in the state.

According to the party, Nigerians should recall that governor Masari had connections with the bandits and even held a publicised arrangement meeting with them in September 2019, where the bandits reportedly stated that their grievrance was allegedly maltreatment by authorities in Kastina.

The party also noted that Nigerians could recall that in June 2020, the governor announced that his peace arrangement with the bandit collapsed because, according to him, the bandits breached agreement which his administration had with them.

However, PDP challenge governor Masari to come out clean on this connection with bandits and stop pointing accusing finginers on the political party rival in other to divert public attention from deepest issues related to banditry in Kastina state.

The party also urged security agencies not to be distracted by governor Masari's comment in other to cover up his failure, saying he should look for excuse elsewhere as no opposition groups is behind banditry in his state.


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everybody saw it when Masari went to negotiate with bandits and we know that negotiation can't go well without the involvement of huge amount of money so we are safe to assume that Mr masari has been indirectly funding bandits in kasitina

The picture of Masari with the bandits will hunt him for times to come.

This shows that he knows the bandits and he is in the best position to tell the security agents who they are

We know better. Terrorism andnbanditry in the North is a multi million dollar business.

bubu will just say he is shocked

Buhary is an epitome of every defination of evil...

Is he smiling with bandits?