Presidency faults PDP’s criticism of Buhari’s cancelled trip to Zamfara

The Presidency has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for criticizing President Buhari on cancelling his visit to Zamfara.

President Muhammed Buhari had been scheduled to pay a condolence visit on Thursday to Zamfara state over deadly attacks the state had faced from terrorists.

However, the visit had been reportedly cancelled as a result of bad weather conditions which made the President unable to travel by air.

The opposition party, PDP, had then had then criticized Buhari, saying he should have travelled by road to Gusau rather than cancel his trip over bad weather.

The PDP had mocked the ruling party, suggesting the President might have been afraid of terrorists.

In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), the Presidency responded to PDP, calling the party’s attack shameful and disgraceful.

The statement read: “There must be a limit to trivialisation. All over the world, Commanders-in-Chief, serving or even those that have left office, cannot hop into a car and go anywhere they want, at any time of the day.

“In the United States, for instance, a law going as far back as 1958 prevents past Presidents from travelling on public roads without assured security (how much more of serving Presidents).

“When roads are closed for presidential movements here and elsewhere, consideration is also given to the safety of other road users, not just of the President or even governor.

“The statement on the issue by the PDP attacking the President for not making it to Gusau, without this being planned ahead of the journey, is shameful and disgraceful for a party that held the presidency of the country in the past. What is their record?

“Given right conditions of the weather and all other things, he will return, and in time to accomplish his mission”.