24th July, 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed gratitude to God for saving the lives of General Muhammadu Buhari and Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi whose convoys were affected in the 23 July bombings in Kaduna.
The ruling party’s position was contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
The statement condemned in strong terms the bombings which claimed the lives of many innocent Nigerians and described the attacks as ‘dastardly and unfortunate’.
“The party, while mourning the dead, joins all well meaning Nigerians in thanking God for saving the lives of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi.
“We sincerely sympathise with Gen. Buhari. Our hearts go out to him and all those affected in these wicked attacks,” the statement stated.
It stated that the PDP was shocked by the development and called on all Nigerians to unite against acts of terrorism irrespective of ethnic, political and religious affiliations.
The statement pointed out that with the Kaduna bombing, it had become clear that every Nigerian could be a target of terror attack.
It cautioned opposition leaders to be careful with their utterances regarding the unfortunate incident, and stressed the need for Nigerians to unite for the nation to win the war against terror.
It appealed to the security agencies to ensure thorough investigation into the attacks and also intensify their efforts in fight against insurgency.