PDP- The President remains sensitive to the welfare of Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on
Wednesday maintained that President Goodluck
Jonathan would continue to be sensitive to the
welfare of Nigerians in spite the insurgency.

This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja
by Olisa Metuh, the PDP National Publicity
Secretary, in reaction to a statement by the All
Progressive Congress (APC).
The APC statement had portrayed Jonathan as
‘heartless’ for not shutting down governance
over the April 14, bomb blast in Nyanya, a
suburb of Abuja.

Metuh maintained that the APC’s statement was
another demonstration of the party’s support for
terrorist agenda against the country.
He said that contrary to the allegations by APC,
Jonathan had continued to be sensitive and
responsive to the welfare of Nigerians.

The party spokesman said that the plan of the
opposition party to impose reign of terror in the
country had failed.
Buttressing claims that Jonathan was sensitive
to the plight of Nigerians, Metuh recalled that the
president cancelled his planned trip to Ibadan as
a result of the bomb blast.

He said that the president also visited the scene
of the blasts and the injured in hospitals and
gave directives on the matter.
Metuh recalled that after the Dana crash of June
3, 2012, the Nigerian flag was flown at half-mast,
while the president and his entire cabinet
refrained from celebrations.
“It is common knowledge that those behind the
attacks seek to impose a reign of terror in our
country, to cow the president.”
“They also seek to dictate the tempo of
government and ultimately shut down
governance,” the statement quoted Metuh as
saying.

He maintained that the Federal Government
would not in any way be cowed or intimidated to
abandon its mandate, saying that Jonathan had
remained committed to the welfare and security
of Nigerians.
Metuh said that that the opposition expected the
president to be intimidated by acts of terrorism.
“The leadership of the PDP and the government
we formed shall not be cowed, intimidated,
harassed or tele-guided by acts of terrorism.”

“The PDP-led administration was popularly
elected by Nigerians and shall never allow
terrorists and their supporters to dictate the
tempo of government which has been their direct
objective,” he said.

The party spokesman, however, called on
Nigerians to be vigilant and wary always about
their environment, especially suspicious
movement.

He commended Jonathan for remaining steadfast
and focused in delivering his transformation
agenda in spite of the insurgency and
unnecessary attacks by the opposition.