Buhari Must Beg The Southwest Region For Forgiveness, He Shouldn’t Celebrate – PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari should use the occasion of his 78 birthday to ask for forgiveness for the sins he committed against the people of Southwest Nigeria, PDP has said.

PDP recently revealed that instead of going about celebrating in the midst of his own people, whose over 300 children are being held captive by terrorists, he needs to reflect on the things he has done wrong as President.

According to the party’s Zonal Director of Media and Publicity, Lere Olayinka, God has kept Buhari alive so that he could have enough time to ruminate over his past misdeeds and seek restitution.

He added as Military Head of State, Buhari frustrated the progress of the Southwest, abandoned the region when he was Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), under late General Sani Abacha and has done nothing for the region since 2015.

His words, “The Metroline project was scrapped by Buhari at a loss of over $78 million to the Lagos tax payers. If Buhari had not cancelled that project, transportation in Lagos would have been better than it is now.”

“Today, we thank God for taking our President this far and congratulate him for attaining 78 years.”

“However, it is expected that Mr President will be honest enough to see today as an opportunity to seek forgiveness for his sins, especially the ones he committed against the people of the Southwest.”

“It is on record that in 1984, he impounded the international passport of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and prevented him from visiting his doctors at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA. The passport was only returned to him with courtesies by General Ibrahim Babangida in 1985. It was however too late as Awolowo died in 1987!”

“It is also on record that with President Buhari’s directive, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo was abducted by military men while recuperating from a surgical operation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. He was sent to Bauchi prison.”

“President Buhari sent our notable leaders like Onabanjo, Jakande, Chief Michael Ajasin, Bola Ige, Chief Bisi Akande and others to jail for committing no offense other than showing commitment to the development of the region and welfare of the people.”

“Curiously, in April this year, when he was granting state pardon to those he sent to jail as military Head of State, the President did not remember to extend this pardon to Chief Bisi Akande, despite being his party man and one of those who ensured his electoral victory in 2015 and 2019.”

“Therefore, Mr President, as you celebrate your 78 birthday, take heed to this wise counsel and seek forgiveness from the Almighty Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) and the people you have caused untold sufferings, especially those in the South-West.”