By Leon Usigbe – Abuja
THE Presidential Candidate
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that
the Buhari Media Centre is surreptitiously circulating a video which
suggests that he is planning to cede parts of Borno State to Boko Haram
in a peace deal.In a statement issued by his media adviser, Paul
Ibe, in Abuja on Thursday, the former Vice President described the
allegation contained in the video as false.He said the
circulation of the video is a demonstration of the extent to which the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration is prepared to engage in dirty
politics.The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a
video being surreptitiously circulated by the Buhari Media Centre,
under a satanic pseudonym, ‘Make Nigeria Worse Again’, in which they
falsely accuse the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Atiku Abubakar, of planning to cede parts of Borno State to Boko
Haram in a peace deal.“This is completely false and only shows
the level of dirty politics and fake news the Muhammadu Buhari
administration is prepared to engage in its desperation to cling to
power despite its widespread unpopularity.“For the avoidance of
doubt, the only plans that His Excellency Atiku Abubakar has for Boko
Haram is the total defeat of the terrorist sect once and for all. Atiku
Abubakar is not one for ‘technical’ defeats. He has said publicly and
privately that if he is elected, both Boko Haram and ISWAP would be
wiped off the face of the planet.“Indeed, former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Buhari administration policy of
releasing so-called ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members and tied the
resurgence of terrorism in the nation to that ill-advised program.“Under
an Atiku Abubakar administration, every terrorist that is caught will
be tried in accordance with the provisions of the law. Atiku Abubakar
has zero tolerance for terrorists and has detailed his plan to equip the
military to deal decisively with these threats to our national security
once and for all.It is worth noting however that this fake news
video began circulating soon after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
commissioned the Buhari Media Center on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in
Gwarinpa, Abuja.“It is very doubtful that this is a coincidence
and we call on the public to be wary of such videos and other online
propaganda from the Buhari Media Centre to discredit the PDP
Presidential candidate.”
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