The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the reported shooting and security breaches within the precincts of the Presidential villa following a reported squabble among family members and officials of the Buhari Presidency.
The party described the development as ugly and put it down to the President’s inability to provide leadership both as family and leader.
This party said has produced growing apprehensions as well as lack of coordination in governance.
PDP in a statement national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan tore into the Buhari Presidency for the protracted spat between the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and aides of President Muhammadu Buhari which has now morphed into violent combats, raids and free use of firearms within the Presidential villa.
According to the party, the report that members of Mr President’s family were at the scene of the assault against one of President Buhari’s aides, during which the First Lady’s security details were alleged to have resorted to the use of firearms is disturbing.
The statement reads, “Our party is disturbed by such ugly situation in the Buhari Presidency, which has already heightened apprehensions in the public space over the apparent failure of security architecture and central command system in the presidency leading to such reckless and irresponsible breaches.
“The chaotic situation in the Presidential villa only points to the failure by President Buhari to provide leadership that can guarantee orderliness in governance and effectively ensure the security of our nation.
The PDP said further that ” such leadership failure at the highest level has further exposed why the nation has been bedevilled by myriads of security and economic problems under President Buhari’s watch in the last five years.
“More worrisome is that the Buhari Presidency had failed to speak out on the frightening situation so as to reassure Nigerians and douse the tension in the polity; especially at this critical time when our nation is facing serious security challenges.”
While calling on President Buhari to take immediate steps to restore order in his Presidency and shield our security system from the division and power tussle among persons close to him, PDP demanded an inquest into the security breaches as well as the alleged violation of COVID-19 ban on inter-state travels by officials and relations of Mr President.
The Party also called the National Assembly to save the nation by wading into the persistent infighting in the Buhari Presidency.
To the main opposition party, those in charge of the Presidential villa have not demonstrated the required capacity to engender the needed orderliness for productive governance.
