The Nigerian Army has said it is not in possession of the original or photocopies of the credentials of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). Buhari had averred in an affidavit he deposed before an Abuja High Court that all his certificates were with the Secretary, Military Board, while submitting his Form 199A to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The outgoing Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, who addressed newsmen in Abuja, said: “The Nigerian Army does not have the original copy of his (Buhari) West African Examinations Council, WAEC result or a certified true copy.” But the APC in a swift reaction has warned that those who are bent on destroying Buhari on the basis of his certificates may end up destroying the country’s military. The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday raised the alarm over the redeployment of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Umaru Manko from Zone Two comprising Lagos and Ogun states to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru near Jos. The police force brought in his FCT counterpart, Joseph Mbu to replace him. The two AIGs and their 26 other colleagues were affected the deployment, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, who described the postings as part of the on-going re-organisation. The exercise takes immediate effect. Reacting to the development, APC spokesman in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe at a press briefing at his office in Ikeja, accused the Federal Government of redeploying Mbu to Lagos for an ulterior motive. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation has washed its hands off the controversial advertisement published on Monday in some national dailies in the name of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. In the advertisement, which has generated public outcry, the Ekiti State governor cautioned Nigerians not to vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Fayose in the advertisement detailed names of former military heads of state and civilian president of North-West extraction, who died in office. He further claimed that the same fate could befall the APC presidential candidate, if voted into power. Reacting yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja, Director Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, declared that the party and its presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, were not privy to the controversial publication. He further noted that the message portrayed in the advertisement was the personal opinion of the Ekiti State governor. Join us at 8.45am on the Podium for these and other issues. Please feel free to drop your comments but without using abusive words so that we can take your comments on radio live.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:14:05 +0000
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