The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the threat by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) to forcefully oust the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki from office if he failed to re

In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the party said that the unguarded statement by Miyetti Allah has exposed the synergy between the ruling party and some elements in the current government who are being used to stoke division and create violent crisis that has resulted into daily bloodletting in various parts of the country.

The PDP further noted that it is now abundantly clear to Nigerians that those fomenting crisis, including the bloody clashes in Benue, Taraba, Zamfara, Nassarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Edo, Borno, Yobe, Enugu, Kogi, Adamawa and other states in the country, have political backers who wish to achieve their unpatriotic quest to subvert the constitution and forcefully take over the National Assembly.

“Before now, to majority of Nigerians, the Miyetti Allah has always represented the military wing of the APC and the Buhari presidency. It is incontrovertible that they have now become the fourth arm of government that can determine when and how to forcefully remove the number three citizen, the President of the Senate.

“It is common knowledge that Mr. President has come under heavy public criticisms on how his body language has condoned the unguarded utterances and actions of these characters”.

“In the light of these treasonable and inciting utterances by Miyetti Allah, we demand that President Muhammadu Buhari, should within the next 24 hours, order the arrest and commence immediate trial of the leadership of this group, otherwise Nigerians will henceforth hold him directly responsible for the utterances and actions of the Miyetti Allah,” the statement said.

The PDP further stated that its leadership was aware that Miyetti Allah does not represent the views and interests of the vast majority of cattle breeders or any ethnic group in the country.

The party therefore called on all good spirited Nigerians to rise in condemnation of the actions and utterances of some misguided elements, who are being used to attempt a constitutional breach that portends grave danger to the nation’s cohesion and democracy.