The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) strongly condemns the suicide bomb attack on luxury buses that killed dozens of people and wounded many others in Kano yesterday. It is outrageous, barbaric and wicked.
We are deeply pained that thousands of innocent Nigerians had been killed in the recent past by Boko Haram suicide bombers taking away lives they did not create. We are further outraged that key elements in our society up north rather than help stamp out these social vermin continue to pander to them by making suggestions that edify their heinous activities.
The government is enjoined by the provisions of section 14 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to make SECURITY and WELFARE of the people its primary purpose. It is in this wise we note the firm statement and resolve by Mr President on this issue of terrorism at the Town Hall meeting recently in Maiduguri Borno State.
We therefore fully support the resolve of the Federal Government not to give any quarter to these messengers of death, but to go all out and bring them to justice. They must have no safe haven and they must not be allowed any respite.
We commiserate with the families of the deceased and pray to God Almighty to grant them the strength and fortitude to bear the loss of their loved ones. We also pray that God will grant those wounded in the attack speedy recovery.
We urge security agents to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act and their sponsors, and bring them to book. Nigerians demand dividends of democracy not carnage.
Okpara Ferguson
National Youth Leader, APGA
