Calabar Bikers Tragedy: PDP, Onor slam Ayade for proceeding with carnival activities
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at Governor Ben Ayade for proceeding with the 2022 Carnival Calabar activities despite the loss of lives during the Bikers event.
Venatius Ikem, the state chairman of the party ,while formally reacting to the carnage said the “singular action tantamount to rubbing salt on injuries” and smacks of insensitivity to the mood and plight of the people.
” It is unthinkable that a leader can proceed to a jamboree where he was seen beaming with smiles and cheering Miss Africa Beauty Pageant contestants after the bloody incident which claimed about fifteen lives just couple of hours ago”
“Apart from mobilizing the Police against his own people in Cross River North over land matters and political differences , Ayade cannot handle any other thing worthy of note successfully”, he said.
The PDP boss contended that the disaster could have been averted if standard best practices were applicable in the event especially with regard to crowd and vehicular traffic control.
While cautioning members of the public to be weary of attending subsequent event under the Ayade led government, Barrister Ikem condoled with affected families nd urged them to take solace in God Almighty.
Similarly, the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Senator Sandy Onor expressed his condolences to bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the Calabar Carnival mishap.
He prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed and fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
He however said the avoidable disaster is a crystal reflection of Ayade’s ineptitude which has characterized his administration.
In his words, “Senator Ayade has evolved into a synonym for disaster,from our
civil service,education, security,forests ,sports, health care,basic infrastructure, counterpart funded development programmes etc, no single aspect of our collective heritage has been spared from his disastrous touch.
It’s pathetic to note that Ayade has systematically destroyed every legacy he met on ground.
“The only one he is poised to bequeathed to us which we must resist vehemently is the phantom lies and the legion of pathological liars he has groomed as internet rats”, he said.
