- PDP has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari's statement on illegal migration
- President Buhari while meeting with Angela Merkel said illegal migrants are doing so at their own risk
- The PDP described this statement as unkind and unnecessary while agreeing with the president that illegal migration is a crime
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said although it agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari that illegal migration is a crime, the party disagreed with the president's recent statement on illegal migrants.
Recall that NAIJ.com reported that President Buhari, during a meeting with German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said Nigerians leaving the country illegally are doing so at their own risks.
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The opposition party, PDP, while reacting to the statement said the president could have been more kind to the plight of Nigerians seeking greener pastures.
The party's national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said: “Is it not disturbing to Mr. President that reports by Nigerian Immigration Services showed that more Nigerians have been trapped in detention and slave camps in various parts of the world?"
Guardian reports that PDP said it is the president’s duty, as elected leader of government, to pursue the fundamental human rights of his citizens, as well as find solution to the problems pushing Nigerians to adopt illegal migration, irrespective of the huge risks, as option for survival.
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is committed to mitigating the migration crisis Nigerians are facing, particularly in Libya and in the Mediterranean sea.
The party stated this in a statement issued by Mr Yekini Nabena, its national publicity secretary in Abuja on Sunday, September 2, when he reacted to comments made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the issue.
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Source: Naija.ng
