- Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, criticized the PDP for urging international intervention in the state’s internal affairs.
- He urged security agencies to take note of the opposition’s rhetoric, warning that it could potentially incite hate among citizens.
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), claiming that the opposition party is intentionally inciting discord based on religion and ethnicity following a recent Court of Appeal ruling that upholds the governor’s election victory.
These worries were expressed by Mr. Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, at a news conference yesterday in Lafia.
Ahemba claimed that the PDP organised a protest in the state capital in response to the recent court decision as part of an effort to undermine and intimidate the legal system.
According to Ahemba, the “Coalition of Indigenous People of Nasarawa State,” purportedly sponsored by the PDP, referred to certain citizens of the state as “foreigners” during what he termed a “stage-managed” protest.
He asserted that such rhetoric aimed at dividing the state along ethnic lines was unprecedented in a region where diverse groups have historically coexisted peacefully.
Ahemba stated that the PDP had consistently pursued a dangerous path since the electioneering campaigns leading up to the March 18 governorship election.
Despite warnings from security agencies to avoid inciting a crisis, the opposition party allegedly persisted in its efforts to destabilize the state.
“The recent stage-managed protest against the Appeal Court judgment is a calculated attempt to discredit the courageous, sound, and firm judgment of the Appeal Court and blackmail the nation’s judiciary for choosing to look at the appeal brought before it by the Governor on its merit rather than primordial sentiments,” he said.
Ahemba further criticized the PDP for calling on the international community to intervene in the state’s internal affairs, deeming it a desperate move to advance an ethnic agenda.
He urged security agencies to take note of the opposition’s rhetoric, warning that it could potentially incite hate among citizens.