Atiku Warns PDP-Led Federal Governemt Against Impunity

The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on
Thursday, reacted to the grounding of the All Progressive
Congress (APC), governors planes from taking off from their
various federal government owned state airports.
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar
The former vice president, who made this known in a
statement issued in Abuja from his media office said, the
decision was part of measures to stop the APC governors from
attending the campaign rally for their Ekiti State counterpart,
Kayode Fayemi.
The Turaki Adamawa, who warned the federal government
against impunity stated that the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP led administration under President Goodluck Jonathan is
turning the country into a police state following the restrictions
placed on the way of the governors and party members.
Atiku pointed out that the action of the PDP-led federal
government in stopping the governors of Kano, Rivers and Edo
from attending the APC governorship campaign rally in Ado-
Ekiti yesterday , was in a Gestapo-like manner which is
capable of turning Nigeria into a Banana Republic where
fundamental rights of citizens are trampled upon with
impunity.
He said it was very surprising to see the way the federal
government has been dragging the military and police into
politics.
"The government must stop instigating state security agents
paid from tax payers money against helpless, and law
abiding Nigerians" Atiku said. "Our gallant military men
should remain focused on securing and protecting the
territorial integrity of our great nation, especially in this time
of terror attacks and insurgency across the country."
Atiku, who made a promise at the party's national convention
that he would lead the movement to oust the present
administration which he described as inept and incompetent.
The former vice president further asserted that the present
administration has failed Nigerians, and reminded the
populace that "a government that deprives its citizens from
access to jobs and education as manifested by the on-going
closure of some tertiary institutions, such as polytechnics, to be
shut for nearly a year, has alienated itself from the masses
and will definitely suffer the repercussion at the polls, use of
force or not."
Atiku also reiterated that the APC remains the only viable
alternative to the PDP-led government, saying: "is a
prescription for socio-political peace, progress, equity,
security, unity and national development."
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