Gombe: PDP lambasts Governor Yahaya over attack on Goje
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Gombe state as the responsible party, has lambasted the Gombe state government over the clash between the ruling APC factions of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and Sen. Muhammed Danjuma Goje which resulted in killing the lives of not fewer than five persons and destructions of businesses premises.
The PDP, in a statement signed by its Gombe State Chairman, Maj. Gen. Kwaskwabe, described the incident as unfortunate and blamed the government for its failure to protect the lives and properties of the state citizens.
“The PDP in Gombe state has condemned in totality, the reckless and senseless manner upon which the present administration is operating and plunging the state into anarchy.
“The government in power has displayed its ineptitude by using the outlawed Kalare political thugs to stop Sen. Goje from entering the state and that thoughtless decision has claimed the lives of some people and wanton destruction of businesses.
“We sympathise with families of those who lost their lives, the people whose cars have been destroyed and those whose daily businesses was also been frustrated.
“It’s pertinent to accept the fact that Goje and any other person have the rights to move in and out of the state irrespective of their political affiliation as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution. The decision to block anyone under any guise is myopic, an aberration to the constitutional provision and it’s therefore unacceptable.
“Gombe is bigger than any other person’s interest and we’ll not allow APC to compromise the peace we’ve been enjoying by plunging the state into anarchy.
Kwaskwabe while enjoying the PDP supporters in the state to continue to be law-abiding, urged security
agencies to within the ambit of the law, deal with anyone whose aim is to create an unprovoked crisis for political gains.
“We enjoyed members of the PDP to continue to be law-abiding and urged security agencies to step in to deal decisively with anyone who aimed at destroying the peaceful atmosphere in the state for his own personal and political gain.” He said.
Sen. Goje, who’s the former Governor of the state and present Senator representing Gombe Central Senatorial District at the national assembly, was blocked by political thugs suspected to be supporters of Gov Yahaya from entering the state on Friday before the deployment of securities who discussed the miscreants.
It was reported that no fewer than five persons lost their lives during the attack.
Goje, who was the party leader in the state before the coming of Gov Yahaya in 2019, who later publicly rejected to identify the former as their leader, has been at loggerheads with the latter who was his commissioner of finance for seven years.
