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Threat to handover: PDP, ADC, SDP tackle army over alleged plot to truncate democracy
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May 5, 2019
Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo and Olaleye Aluko

Major opposition political parties have picked holes in the alarm raised by the Nigerian Army on Saturday that some individuals were working with foreign interest to frustrate the May 29 inauguration of President Mohammadu Buhari for a second term in office.

The Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and the Social Democratic Party, apart from distancing themselves from the alleged plot, said the suit instituted against Buhari over his victory at the presidential poll was behind the alarm raised by the military.


The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, also alleged that some foreign interest were working to cause disaffection and divide the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State for West African Province fighters.

The army spokesman said, “The army has noted with great concern the efforts by some unpatriotic individuals, groups and foreign interest determined to make mischief and exacerbate the security situation in this country in particular and the West African sub-region in general.


“These persons and groups are making efforts to further induce the ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists and bandits with funds and other logistic support. Their body language and unguarded utterances seem to be in tandem with the above and imply a tacit support for the criminals.”

Musa added, “Some of these mischievous elements thought that we would not have safe and successful general elections but were proved wrong. Hence they want to derail the scheduled handover later this month and to scuttle the democratic process in the country.

“We note that foreign interest are also working assiduously to cause disaffection and divide the coalition, MNJTF, to give room for ISWAP and its defeated local franchise, the Boko Haram terrorists’ group, to resurrect.”

There have security crises in the North-West region, ranging from banditry and killings in Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto states, to the Boko Haram attacks in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in the North-East.


The army had, on Friday, confirmed that its current threat assessments indicated the migration of bandits from Zamfara State to Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto and Niger states.

It added that it was expanding its operation, Harbin Kunama 3, to cover the affected states.

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The army also said on Saturday that it was usually called in when insecurity got worse while the public expected miracles.


The army spokesman said, “The army is a stakeholder in the national security and sustenance of democracy. Additionally, we are making this statement because the military, particularly the army, has always been called upon to intervene in conflict situations and resolve crises in most cases when they get worse, while the public expect miracles.

“We reiterate our loyalty to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to defend the territorial integrity of this nation from both external and internal aggression. Nigeria is a sovereign country with a clearly established judicial system. Therefore, all aggrieved persons and groups should take advantage of that and resolve their differences amicably.”



We’ll use legitimate means to retrieve our mandate –PDP

But the PDP said it was not involved in any alleged plan to disrupt the handover ceremony on May 29 or working with any foreign elements to destabilise the country.

The party said it was behind the enthronement of democratic rule in the country since 1999, wondering how it would now turn back to work against such an institution it helped to build.



The National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, who spoke with one of our correspondents, said the party must not be counted among any group behind such a plot.

He said the PDP believed that its mandate was stolen at the national level, adding that as a law-abiding party, it would allow the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to adjudicate on the matter


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what is the main work of the military

nazicartel:
what is the main work of the military

To defend the country from internal or external aggression

Anymore question?

I have nothing to say; Nigeria's story don tire me.

ipobarethieves:
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Hello, with all due respect , kindly go for a good mental check up. From your moniker, it's clear you are a mentally unstable person and from your write up, it's fully confirmed you are not okay. Try and get some help for your own good. Ngorobeef

It is the handiwork of the Jokoli Cameroonian. Was any name mentioned before they started shedding crocodile tears? A desperado, thief, corrupt, and an alien won't even be our President. Go and fry masa

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Soldiers Now pointing accusing fingers based on assumptions.

I thought soldiers were supposed to be brave rather than panicky.

But on a serious note, what if Buhari doesn't return before May 29?

The army already knows the threat. They should tackle it

ipobarethieves:
pythons shud focus on Atia'ku Frimpong El Cameroonian amd idiotic potoporo republic Pigs(Asari can handle the p0rn star hunchback Kanu while pythons chase Atia'ku Frimpong El Cameroonian back to his native country

Sifia pains spotted

If army want to take over they should take over because this tools called democracy Nigeria are not ripe for it those people that fought for it was because of there selfish interest