Former
Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the alarm by former
President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Federal Government plans to arrest Mr
Obasanjo on trumped up charges.
Mr
Obasanjo raised the alarm on Friday through a statement by his
spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi.
Reacting
to the development through a statement he personally signed and issued through
his media office, Mr Atiku warned government against acts he said could
aggravate tension in the country.
Below is the statement by Mr Atiku:
Statement
By former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Alarm Raised By former President
Olusegun Obasanjo
I
have received with serious concern the purported alert raised by former
President Olusegun Obasanjo of an alleged plot by the government to arrest him
on trumped up charges.
I
am disturbed by this turn of events in our dear country considering the huge price
that was paid for us to have democracy.
I
wish to advise that government and its agents should retrace their steps to
avoid aggravating the already over heated polity.
The
alert by President Obasanjo is coming against the backdrop of earlier alerts by
some leaders, especially those of the opposition of deliberate and orchestrated
attempt to intimidate and frame them up.
I
wish to state without equivocation that President Obasanjo is a historical
figure in Nigeria’s democracy and that the primary purpose of government is to
provide security of lives and property of all citizens and residents
irrespective of their status, political affiliation, religious inclination and
ethnic leanings.
Our
nation has lost so much precious lives and property that we can no longer
afford to travel that road again.
I
wish to appeal to President Buhari to call the security agencies to order in
order to douse the tension in the land.
Atiku
Abubakar
Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007
June 8th 2018
Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007
June 8th 2018
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