Atiku AbubakarPresidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has vehemently protested a statement circulating in the social media Linkin him to threat to mobilise Nigerians on a nation wide protest if the Presidential election Tribunal does not favour him.
In a statement by his spokesman, Atiku attributed such statement to mischief makers, aimed at discrediting what he called his spotless democratic credential.
In the statement circulating in a section of the media, Atiku was said to be planning to lead a street protest in the event that the election petition tribunal rules against him and his party on the issue of a server for the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“I wish to emphatically state that such a statement did not emanate from me. It is the work of mischief makers who want to mar his spotless pro-democratic record and lay the ground work for their threatened actions against him on false charges of being a threat to national security.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku Abubakar believes in the Rule of Law and in the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In his almost four decades in politics, he has never taken action or spoken words against democracy and will not start now.
“Atiku Abubakar and his team have confidence in God and thus call on those bent on mischief to have the fear of God and retrace their steps. Democracy has come to stay in Nigeria. The culture of fear being created now cannot rein in our democracy. Nigeria and Nigerians have a consistent history of outlasting tyranny and will continue to do so by the grace of God.”
