The federal government on
Saturday raised fresh alarm that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former
vice president, Atiku Abubakar, were working to make Nigeria ungovernable with
the intention of overthrowing President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the 2019 edition of the Annual Ramadan Lecture
held at Oro, Kwara State, declared that they were trying “reverse” democracy.
According to him, Atiku and the
PDP were carrying out acts to undermine the Buhari government just to heat up
the polity.
He said: “This is the Holy month
of Ramadan, and Muslim Faithful all over the world observe it with fasting,
prayers, self-purification, renewed focus on religion and sense of community.
“It is therefore appropriate to
use this occasion to call on all Nigerians to pray for our dear country, to
pray for peace and unity.
“I make this request against the
background of those who are daily plotting to exploit our national fault lines
of religion and ethnicity, those who masquerade as democrats but can’t take
electoral defeat, those who will not hesitate to collude with anti-democratic
forces and deadenders to fan the embers of violence in the country and those
who have elevated their personal ambition over and above our survival as a
nation.
“As you are aware, a few days ago
we raised the alarm that either by themselves or via their proxies, the PDP and
it’s presidential candidate are doing everything possible to sabotage the
Buhari Administration, generally overheat the polity and make Nigeria seemingly
ungovernable.
“Of course you are aware of
similar alarms that have been raised by the police, the military and the DSS.
“Since our intervention, pseudo
and partisan analysts have teamed up with the spokesmen for the main opposition
party and its presidential candidate to either exhibit their ignorance or to
engage in red herring and name calling. We are neither distracted nor
dissuaded.
*Our interventions are based on
credible evidence, and no government with the kind of evidence that we have, of
plans to subvert the power of the state, attack the nation’s economic live wire
and generally unleash mayhem on the polity, will keep quiet.
“The security agencies are all
alert to their responsibilities and will not sit by and allow anyone to reverse
the gains of our democracy under any guise.
“I want to end my speech by
thanking all Nigerians for their support and prayers for the Buhari
Administration, and to urge them not to relent, especially in the run up to the
May 29th inauguration of Mr President.”
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