The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being the most divisive leader in the history of the country, following his lamentation that Nigeria had become more divided along religious and ethnic lines today than at any time in its history.
According to the APC, the president was only shedding crocodile tears.
In a statement, Thursday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Jonathan was the first leader to have turned the house of worship to a political arena, using the pulpit to make political and policy statements, Vanguard reports.
“Mr. President, there is no point being sanctimonious about an issue for which you bear the most responsibility. You are the most divisive leader in the history of Nigeria, having ceaselessly exploited the country’s fault lines for political gains.
“Where was President Jonathan when his spokespersons and party members sought to pit Christians against Muslims by labelling the country’s main opposition party, the APC, as an Islamic Party? Where was President Jonathan when his spokespersons and party members sought to portray all adherents of a particular faith as terrorists?
“Not once did this President call his loquacious and sycophantic supporters to order when they were denigrating people of other tribes, calling them unprintable names. Not once did he call his supporters to order when they were threatening to bring the country down if he is not re-elected,” the party said.
The APC described Jonathan’s lamentation as belated, saying it was aimed pulling the wool over the eyes of Nigerians with a view to extracting undeserved political gains, especially with the general elections fast approaching.
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