The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly have reacted to the
alleged plot to assassinate the national leader of the country’s major opposition party, Bola Tinubu.
The reaction was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser on Media to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Wole Olujobi, a copy obtained by The Nation.
The party said the 19 lawmakers on the platform of the APC in Ekiti State House of Assembly have
condemned the alleged plot, and warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to respect the
sanctity of human life in their pursuit of power.
The lawmakers said the political mood in Nigerians as expressed by voters to change political
leadership did not support shedding the blood of opposition leaders to secure victory.
The statement said the lawmakers told PDP to realise that Nigerians had seen their deceits, corruption and ineptitude in the last six years hence have made up their minds that ‘enough is enough’ for dashed hopes for a new lease of life.
They asked PDP to show in practical terms the declaration by Jonathan that his re-election is not
worth the blood of one Nigerian, reiterating that it would be dangerous to witness a repeat of Ekiti
bloody scenario of intolerance on a national scale.
“It is dangerous that what we thought was a local problem in Ekiti State in the hands of an intolerant
and desperate administration is fast spreading to the national stage where our national leaders are
being targeted for elimination. We condemn this as totally unacceptable. PDP has done enough damage to the national psyche and economy and has created conditions that gave bleak hope for the
future of young Nigerians. After succeeding in killing Nigerians’ dreams, it should spare the lives of the opposition figures who have the vision to turn around the fortunes of Nigerians for good,” Olujobi
said.
According to him, Tinubu is a patriot and visionary who would not compromise his democratic
credentials to sit in court with felons and gang-rape the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in
the name of contraption called Interim Government that PDP leaders were luring him to participate as
the Vice President, and went ahead to assure that he (Tinubu) would continue to lead the way in
growing democracy for national transformation and salvation.
“Tinubu has come a long way. He is conscious of his place in the history of political development of Nigeria, particularly his roles in mid-wiving the nation’s democracy through his activities in NADECO. It is shocking that the man that helped in
erecting democratic pillars for Nigeria is the same man PDP is expecting in a conspiracy to sabotage the democratic rights of Nigerians to have a democratically elected President,” he said.
The statement further warned the ruling party to shelve its plan to implicate opposition leaders in fabricated charges to put them out of circulation ahead of the March 28 presidential poll.
The APC called on the Nigerian security agencies to provide adequate protection before, during and after the elections, noting that the PDP will be held responsible if anything should happen to APC leaders.
Recall that Tinubu on Thursday raised alarm over alleged plan to assassinate him by PDP following political differences and threats posed by him for the successful re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Meanwhile, the PDP has questioned Tinubu’s mental state after the APC chieftain alleged that President Jonathan offered him the position of vice president in an Interim National Government (ING) if he parts company with General Muhammadu Buhari.
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