The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has described as the height of insensitivity, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Bauchi State without first commiserating with the people of Benue.
The PDP chairman argued that Buhari should have first visited Benue to commiserate with the people of the state over the killing of some Catholic priests and worshippers before his state visit to Bauchi.
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He said while the nation and the Christendom globally mourned the brutal murder of the two highly placed priests of God, the president embarked on a state visit.
The PDP boss said in a statement by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, that the action of the president was a show of arrogance, and lack of empathy.
“There is no time a people need show of empathy and concern more than when they are in mourning mood as is the case with the people of Benue state.
“It’s this sort of show of insensitivity and bluff by the President and the Commander in Chief that perhaps have influenced the behaviour of the military operatives and other security agencies who have not made any appreciable impact in trying to stem the ugly situation in the state as they may have continued to interpret the President’s indifference as lack of seriousness in the callous bloodletting in the state,” he said.
Secondus said as a leader, the president should try to be above board and see himself as father of all by giving equal treatment and concern to all matters affecting the people irrespective of their ethnic, religious and political inclinations.
