The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has imputed lacking compassion to President Bola Tinubu arising from his failure to pay condolence visit to Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State where over 190 persons were killed in attack by terrorists on Christmas eve.
About 10,000 others were displaced on account of the ambush with scores battling injuries.
The Vice President Kashim Shettima and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu simultaneously paid a condolence visit but Tinubu by proxy issued a statement on the incident.
The latter’s failure to turn up in Plateau State so far, has gotten the PDP talking.
Its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Friday, hit out at the President, saying, “It smacks of grave insensitivity and dereliction of duty for Mr President as the Commander-in-Chief to remain silent in the face of the targeted massacre of his citizens without defence and assistance. The President even failed to play his expected role as consoler-in-chief by not immediately visiting the troubled areas to demonstrate leadership, empathy, and connection with the citizens.
“Instead of sending his aides to issue lame statements and detailing surrogates to visit after much prodding, President Tinubu should have as a matter of duty personally visited the scene of the genocide to give succour to the families of the dead and the wounded as well as reassure that his government is with the people of the affected communities in particular and Plateau State in general.”
