The presidency has denied the claims that the convoy of
President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Kano state.
A convoy conveying President Muhammadu Buhari was alleged to
have been attacked in the state on Monday.
Reacting to the incident, the Peoples Democratic Party, in a
statement by Debo Ologunagba, its spokesperson, said the attack “is part of APC
Presidential Candidate’s alleged plot to undermine the Presidency, cause
confusion, trigger violence in the country, disrupt the conduct of the 2023
general elections and derail our democracy”.
In a statement on Tuesday, Garba Shehu, the president’s
spokesperson, said the stone-pelters in the video were in a fight with “traffic
police”.
Shehu criticised the PDP for its reaction to the claim, and
advised the party to look inwards to see why their campaign is “destined to
fail”.
“We have seen fake reports of stone-pelting incident that
took place at Hotoro area of Kano on the day of the visit to the city by
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, an incident, even if minor, that should
stand condemned by all well-meaning citizens,” the statement reads.
“Facts on ground as rendered by the law enforcement agencies
speak of a clash between the local road transport authorities, the Kano Road
Transport Authority, KAROTA and thugs hired by a yet-to-be identified group
that took place when the President was being treated to a banquet at the
Government House, well after he had finished his projects commissioning.
“The President was in
the state to work the development, safety and security of the lives of common
citizens and the happy thing about it was that the good people of Kano State
were appreciative of him for the progress the state and the nation at large are
making under him.
“The divisive rhetoric of an opposition in a futile attempt
to malign the image of the President and the candidates of the All Progressives
Congress in the coming elections, and its desperate wedge-driving activities to
cause a division between the party and the government is not what will give
them victory.
“A so-called leading opposition party that controls 14
states, going into elections with eight or nine of the states in tow should
look inwards to see why their campaign is flagging and destined to fail. Their
defeat is a story foretold story by many discerning individuals.
“The stone-pelters as seen from the video in the fight
against the traffic police were innocent children sponsored by politicians and
terrorist sympathisers. There is no place for violence in a democracy.
“The PDP should use
the opportunity of the electioneering to put their point of view in a
democracy. When problems can be resolved through talks, there is no place for
stone-pelting, arson and unruly behaviour as we are witnessing in some of the
campaigns.
“It is equally unhealthy for society and it becomes the duty
of political, social and religious leaders to correctly inform the misled
youngsters to shun the path of violence which is inimical to their own future.
“Lastly is to say that the President has not lost his
command and respect in Kano. For those who hold the border closure against him,
they must come to realise that the 60-70 integrated rice mills in the city
today would not have been in place if he had allowed the free-for-all smuggling
to continue.”
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