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Uche Secondus, acting National Chairman, PDP

Adesina, an embarrassment to The Presidency —PDP; I won’t answer Olisa Metuh because I’ve thrown away the broken record -Adesina

Uche Secondus, acting National Chairman, PDP
Uche Secondus, acting National Chairman, PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed the recent comment by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, to a statement credited to the party over the arrest of the Senate Minority Leader, Dr Godswill Akpabio, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

It would be recalled that the PDP had described the invitation and interrogation of the former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, EFCC as politically motivated, and targeted to weaken the party before the 2019 elections.

However, reacting, late Sunday,  the Presidency through Adesina, said the PDP was ‘a party to be pitied,’ saying the ‘opposition party had run out of ideas.’

In a text message, Adesina said: “The opposition seems to have run out of ideas so soon. Daily, we hear the same jaded, hackneyed allegations from them. I think they really are to be pitied. They need help. A broken record that repeats itself ceaselessly is of no use than to be thrown away,” he said.

A statement by Mr. Richard Ihediwa, the Special Assistant to PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, Monday, also noted Mr. Adesina’s ‘previous unwarranted personal attacks and insults deliberately targeted at the person of the PDP National Publicity Secretary, in his desperate attempt to impress his paymaster and retain his job.’

“Our attention has been drawn to a vacuous statement by the media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, in his futile attempt to counteract facts presented by the PDP that this administration is dictatorial and selective in its fight against corruption.

“Mr. Adesina, in his habitual deceptive and diversionary manner, left the critical issues of governance raised by Sunday’s press conference addressed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, and as usual, embarked on insults, shadow-chasing and fouling of the media space with uncouth language.

“Our answer remains that inasmuch as we know that this Presidency aide lacks depth on his current assignment and has no credible defence, being overwhelmed in his job of trying to launder the image of this government, the characteristic resort always, to lies, malice and vituperations should not be an option.

“While we appreciate the fact that Mr. Adesina is not conversant and knowledgeable in politics and intricate issues of governance, he should have applied the common sense of covering his hollowness in this regard and save the Presidency the embarrassment of an arrogant attempt to wave off very serious questions hanging in the face of the present administration.

“May we remind the Presidency that Nigerians are still waiting for its response to salient national issues raised by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, bordering on relentless abuse of power, selective application of war against corruption, witch-hunt of opposition elements and perceived political opponents, threats to democratic institutions and government’s clear lack of direction on economic issues.

“How can Mr. Adesina explain the fact that while former PDP governors and ministers are being arrested, their APC counterparts, who have more damaging petitions with anti-graft agencies are being rewarded with ministerial positions, with yet others granted APC tickets for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections respectively?

“Perhaps Mr. Adesina is confirming that the nation now has two separate laws for prosecuting the war against corruption; one, to nail PDP members and perceived opponents of government, and the other to protect APC members and friends of the present administration.

“We challenge Adesina, in the euphoria of trying to satisfy his paymaster, to defend him by showing Nigerians any APC member that has so far been invited or arrested by any anti-graft agency, other than PDP members and perceived political opponents such as Senate President Bukola Saraki.

“It is unfortunate that in trying to wear his master the garb of a democrat, Mr. Adesina has instead muddled up and bungled his assignment with his arrogant posturing on important national issues. Whereas this media aide may have done well in the confines of his newsroom as a media professional, he has so far succeeded in making a mockery of the office of a spokesperson of the President of a country like Nigeria.

“Our final take therefore is that the Presidency must note that Nigerians are still waiting for a proper response on the issues raised instead of invectives from an aide who apparently talks before he thinks,” the party statement said.

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