A group under the auspices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Wing Mobilisation Vanguard has urged the People Democratic Party (PDP) elders in the North West to rather focus on solving their internal political crisis rather than the futile attempt to drag the Minister of State Defence, Hon Bello Mohammed Matawalle into their alleged failure.
The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Ashiru Tukur reacting to the alleged harassment of PDP supporters in the Northwest by Minister of state defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, said, it’s simply a baseless propaganda geared towards portraying the APC in bad light before Nigerians.
According to Alhaji Tukur, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Professionals Support Movement had last week appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop the Minister of State Defense, Mohammed Bello Matawalle from further harassment of opposition political leaders in the region.
Tukur in his defence of the Minister said, the allegations of political harassment by whatever means against any political groups in the country under the present administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is baseless and cheap political propaganda aimed at tarnishing the image of the APC led administration.
Registering his displeasure over such allegation, Alhaji Tulur blasted PDP members in the North as a collection of disappointed and failed politicians that have mastered mischief purposefully to create political instability and unleash havoc and distrust among Nigerians.
“Apart from PDP’s woeful failure, they failed to govern even in a state wrecked by poverty and economic degradation coupled with insecurity as a result of negligence and poor governance.
“”Anytime PDP wants to bury their inability at the state, they will resort to mudslinging and name calling. This is mere display of incompetence and weakness associated with hatred and blackmail of targeted political personalities like Minister Matawalle in an attempt to create a heightened tension, conflict, and disharmony at a time people are looking for solution to end insecurity, hunger and poverty” Said Tukur
Continuing, Tukur said, the Monster of State for Defence is such a philanthropist that continues to identify with the people of the state in times of hardship and joy.
“‘Just recently, the Minister, Mutawalle and Senator Abdulaziz Yari donated millions of cash, food items, and assorted materials respectively to the people affected by flood disaster in Gummi local government of the state.
“”All these, despite the aggression and enmity displayed, againts him and his political cohorts under the PDP watch.
“”Therefore, it becomes imperative to recognize the deleterious consequences associated with the PDP’s deliberate attempt to smear the name of Matawalle as this undermines the foundation of collaborative endeavors, hinders social cohesion, and fosters an environment antithetical to the pursuit of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda””.
While admonishing the PDP as an opposition political party to engage in constructive criticism, the APC youth group demand an urgent apology from the PDP leaders who sponsored campaign of calumny against Bello Matawalle the Minister of State for Defence and other APC leaders castigated for no just cause.