SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, (THEWILL) – Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) has stated that he his disturbed by the alarm raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo about a plot to arrest him (Obasanjo) on trumped-up charges.
THEWILL recalls that Obasanjo, in a statement on Friday, revealed that he had been reliably informed that he has been placed on the watch list by the Muhammad Buhari-led Federal Government due to his criticism of the administration.
Reacting, Atiku, who was Obasanjo’s vice and a 2019 presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisted that Obasanjo is a historical figure in Nigeria’s democracy advising President Buhari to call the security agencies to order.
“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,” Atiku stated.
“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 advice 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.”
