The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Kano state Attorney General to prosecute all People’s Democratic Party (PDP) officials involved in the anti-Sanusi protests that took over Kano since Sunday, saying the demonstration is orchestrated by the party.
APC made the accusation in a statement it signed by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Lagos on Monday.
The party asserted that the statement issued by PDP’s publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh congratulating one of the contenders long before the Kano state government announced the new Emir was premeditated and calibrated to incite violence.
It questioned the motive of issuing a congratulatory message without waiting a confirmation from the state government.
”What is so urgent about congratulating the new Emir that could not have waited for a few hours for the appropriate authority to make an official announcement?” Mohammed quizzed.
The party said when the announcement was eventually made and the contender who had already been congratulated was not the person announced, it is only natural that his supporters would feel cheated.
”It is therefore obvious that the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary went out of their way to stoke the fire of violence in Kano,” Mohammed reasoned. “Since we live in a country which is being governed by the rule of law, the best option open to the Kano state government is for the State Attorney-General to immediately initiate criminal proceedings against PDP and its officials for incitement. Whatever explanations they have for their irresponsible and premeditated actions they should reserve for their defence in court.
