Reacting to the alleged assassination attempt on the life of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Peoples Democratic Party, earlier today, categorically held the All Progressives Congress responsible.
Spokesperson of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, said the ruling party and the presidency have established a killer squad to wipe out the opposition.
Metuh told journalists in Abuja, that Nigeria has returned to the phase of political assassinations.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress leader, who sat on the seat of Ekweremadu today, during plenary at the Senate, was also not spared by the PDP.
The PDP had said:
“The PDP does not mince words in holding the APC responsible for the Tuesday attempt on the life of the Deputy Senate President.
“Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in furtherance of their plan to take over the office of the Deputy Senate President, went ahead at plenary today to occupy his seat and attempted to assume the duties associated with that office.”
“Some desperate power-mongers close to President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly those privy to his interest to contest the 2019 presidential election, and who have been reading his body language against the opposition, have gone ahead to establish a killer squad to wipe off strong opposition, deeming such a service to the President
“This killer squad, our intelligence further revealed, has key marksmen recruited from within and outside the country with directives to trail, track down and hit strategic opposition elements and instill fear among PDP members.”
“We therefore want the international community to note this ugly development in our country and hold the government responsible should any unexplained harm befall any PDP leader.
“This government should be held responsible should any PDP leader be visited by ‘armed robbers’.”
The Presidency, in its reaction on Wednesday evening, described the allegations as utterly ridiculous.
Speaking to Vanguard, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, said Nigerians are aware of those “who are nest of killers.”
“The allegation is so ridiculous that one shouldn’t reply that. It is ridiculous. Nigerians know the truth. Nigerians know those who are nest of killers”, he was quoted to have said.
