The Armed Forces of Nigeria has condemned the allegation
that some of its officers met with a presidential candidate over the 2023
election.
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode alleged that
the Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and top military
personnel met.
A rebuttal Saturday evening by Brigadier General Tukur
Gusau, Acting Director Defence Information, denied the military was involved in
a plan to disrupt the general polls.
The spokesperson said the “wicked and very malicious
propaganda indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting plotted a Coup d’etat to
establish unconstitutional order”.
The Armed Forces expressed dismantled that “politically
exposed persons can denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilisation
and violence in making false claims just to heighten tension in the polity”.
The director stated that the military that is loyal to the
constitution of the Federal Republic and will never be part of any evil plot
against democracy.
The Defence Headquarters maintains it remains apolitical and
neutral in the current political process and will not engage in shenanigans.
“Those who engage in fabricating and spreading unfounded
misinformation will be invited by the appropriate law enforcement agencies to
substantiate their claims.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria will never be part of any ignoble plot to truncate our hard-earned democracy,” the statement added.
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