Political Parties Flay Buhari Over Bloodbath Threats

The Lagos League of Political Parties (LLPP) yesterday
appealed to former Head of State Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw his statement
threatening bloodshed in the 2015 polls.

Retired Gen. Buhari served as Head of State from December
31, 1983 to August 27, 1985, when he was toppled by retired Gen. Ibrahim
Babangida in what could be described as a palace coup.

In a statement signed by its Lagos State Chairman, Mr Udoka
Udeogaranya, the LLPP said it considered the statement as being capable of
affecting national peace, progress and civility.

“We will like to remind us all that many people in Nigeria
have previously lost their lives because of the heightened passions usually
caused by such statements,” the group said.

It noted that as participants in the April 2011 general
elections, the LLPP could attest to the huge progress recorded by the Goodluck
Jonathan’s administration in the conduct of the polls.

“The progress recorded in the 2011 polls clearly contrasts
with the previous one of 2007.

“Little wonder, all the opposition parties in Lagos State,
for instance, congratulated the winning party and that has provided a peaceful
environment for governance in the state,” it said.

The LLPP, however, advised all politicians to allow those
elected to be able to deliver to the electorate the promises they made to them
during the electioneering.

“Laying obstructions or making governance difficult for
those saddled with governance by any means is a disservice to society and the
nation,” the statement said.

It condemned all forms of violence and urged all political
stakeholders to eschew every act of incitement, capable of causing violence.