APC to PDP: You’re politicising stampedes – Nigerians haven’t forgotten immigration incident

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is politicising the recent stampedes that have occurred in the country.

Within a week, three stampedes that occurred in Oyo, Anambra, and the federal capital territory (FCT) led to the loss of more than 40 lives – including children.

The country’s major opposition party blamed the administration of President Bola Tinubu for the incidents in a statement on Sunday.

The PDP said the recent stampedes in the country are a testament to the “alarming level of misery, poverty, and hunger”.

In a statement on Monday, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said it is “insensitive” for the PDP to exploit these tragic incidents.

“Nigerians have not forgotten the tragic stampede at the ill-fated Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise in 2014 at the Abuja stadium, under the watch of the PDP administration, that left many desperate job seekers dead and scores injured,” Morka said.

“The PDP’s allegations only remind us of its sordid record of maladministration and utter incompetence.

“The PDP is either mischievous or totally out of touch with reality to suggest that President Bola Tinubu-led administrarion has not shown commitment to Nigerians’ welfare.”

The spokesperson said for years, successive PDP administrations operated “a phantom economy”.

“Changing course away from the lies and deception of the PDP, President Bola Tinubu embarked on the boldest and most courageous programme of reform to rebuild our country’s economy, and dismantling obstacles to true prosperity and sustainability,” he said.

“The economy is rebounding steadily now as reforms continue to yield wholesome dividends.”

Morka commiserated with families that lost their loved ones in the stampedes.