According to the Peoples Democratic Party, people who are disturbed by Atiku Abubakar’s attempt to restore his presidential mandate are behind the effort to silence him.
PDP demanded a thorough inquiry into the Boko Haram militants’ attempt to assassinate Atiku.
Four alleged Boko Haram militants were previously claimed to have been detained in connection with a conspiracy to assassinate Atiku and target certain important sites in Yola, Adamawa State.
Reacting, PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said the party is alarmed by the reported foiled terrorist attack on Atiku.
A statement by Ologunagba reads partly: “The PDP insists that by the confession of the arrested assailants, the plot has the pawmarks of a sponsored attempt on the life of Atiku Abubakar, ostensibly by forces who are unsettled by his bid to retrieve his mandate at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
“Our party believes that the intent of the sponsors of this evil plot is to silence our presidential candidate, massacre innocent Nigerians and cause chaos, confusion and anarchy in the polity.
“The PDP asks, is this foiled attack on Atiku Abubakar and sensitive locations in Yola, Adamawa connected to the recent APC’s threats of chaos and anarchy in the country, if the PEPC upholds the clear provisions of Section 134 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) with regard to the mandatory and statutory requirements for which a Candidate in a Presidential election can be declared winner?”
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