The National Secretary of APC,
Alhaji Maimala Buni, on Sunday condemned the recent statement by former
minister of defense, Theophillus Danjuma.
Danjuma on Saturday called on the
people of Taraba State to rise and defend themselves against “ethnic
cleansing”
He spoke at the maiden
Convocation ceremony of Taraba State university in Jalingo, the capital.
“You must rise to protect
yourselves from these people, if you depend on the armed forces to protect you,
you will all die.
“This ethnic creasing must stop
in Taraba, and it must stop in Nigeria,” Danjuma said.
Reacting, Buni cautioned
Nigerians against inflammatory statements capable of undermining government
efforts in restoration of peace and security in the country.
He said that elder statesmen had
great roles to play in uniting the country rather than preaching divisive
tendencies.
Buni noted the statesmen had
opportunities of reaching out to government on any national or regional issue
to advise appropriately; and wondered why they opted for the media to pass
their messages.
“The elder statesmen have great
roles in seeing the unity of Nigeria than sending signals of war and
disobedience to constituted authorities,” he told Daily Trust.
“The play to gallery by elders to
be seen as ethnic champions is detrimental to national unity and peaceful
coexistence.
“It is only Nigerians with
skeletons in their cupboards that are scared of this administration because of
its fight against corruption and the no business as usual posture,” he said.
The APC scribe urged Nigerians to
disregard advice that will only brew hate, disunity, even as he commended
President Buhari for ensuring the return of the Dapchi girls.
He expressed the commitment of
government to secure the release of the lone Dapchi girl and the remaining
Chibok girls still in captivity.
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