Plateau Killings: Presidency slams PDP for crocodile tears
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november 20 1999. odi in bayelsa state was invaded on orders of a pdp president. about 2500 people killed1 the presidency has hit back at the peoples democratic party pdp for playing cheap and opportunistic politics with the latest killings in plateau state1 the pdp had following the sad and unfortunate killings in plateau state over the weekend declared seven days of mourning1 the party also said flags would be flown at half staff during the period1 but adesina reminded the pdp that under its 16-year rulership of nigeria worst tragedies happened and the party did not consider it fit to shed the crocodile tears it is shedding now1 the comatose and prostrate party is declaring seven days of mourning during which flags in its offices would be flown at half staff nationwide. but unknown to the party those flags had been forcefully lowered since its 2015 loss at the polls and may remain so for a long time to come because nigerians are politically discerning and cannot be hoodwinked by cheap antics1 in providing a check list of the killings recorded in the pdp era the presidency clarified that it is not justifying the present killings as it believes that every single soul is important to be preserved in the country1 those who take pleasure in twisting statements from the presidency may claim we are saying that many more people were killed under pdp than under president muhammadu buhari. it would be unconscionable to do so. the intendment of this statement is to show that wanton killings had been with us for awhile this government is working towards enduring solutions and should be given the opportunity to do so1 even a single soul is precious and no man should take a life which he cannot create. but when tragic situations as had happened in plateau state occur such should never be used to play crude politics. those who are wont to do so should have change of hearts or lose their very humanity adesina stated1 these are dolorous times that call for deep introspection on how cheap human lives have become and the proffering of actionable ideas on how to get out of the bind. but the pdp would rather dance on the graves of the dead playing cheap infantile politics said femi adesina presidential media adviser in a statement today1 between february and may 2000 about 5000 people were killed during riots over sharia law in different parts of the north. no national mourning1 in 2001 hundreds of people including the old infirm women and children were killed in zaki biam. no crocodile tears1 between september 7-12 2001 jos plateau state erupted in internecine killings. between 500 and 1000 people were killed1 in february 2004 at least 975 people were killed in yelwa-shendam plateau state1 between november 28 and 29 2008 jos was in flames again with 381 deaths1 in 2010 992 people killed in jos1 in 2014 alone according to global terrorism index at least 1229 people were killed in the middle belt1 boko haram killings in pdp years were over 100001