Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to touch former President Olusegun Obasanjo who raised alarm today, Friday that the government is planning to arrest and detain him over frame up allegations.
In a statement today, Friday, Atiku expressed concern over the purported alert raised by former President Obasanjo of an alleged plot by the government to arrest him on trumped up charges, saying that he is disturbed by this turn of events in the country considering the huge price that was paid for us to have democracy.
The Vice President under the Obasanjo’s government described his former boss as a historical figure in Nigeria’s democracy, even as he advised the government and its agents to retrace their steps to avoid aggravating the already over heated polity.
“The alert by President Obasanjo is coming against the backdrop of earlier alerts by some leaders, especially those of the opposition of deliberate and orchestrated attempt to intimidate and frame them up.
“I wish to state without equivocation that President Obasanjo is a historical figure in Nigeria’s democracy and that the primary purpose of government is to provide security of lives and property of all citizens and residents irrespective of their status, political affiliation, religious inclination and ethnic leanings.
“Our nation has lost so much precious lives and property that we can no longer afford to travel that road again.
“I wish to appeal to President Buhari to call the security agencies to order in order to douse the tension in the land.” [myad]