A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has slammed the reaction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the hunger warning by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar… . Continue..Reading. .
LeadNaija News reports that APC had on Monday branded Atiku’s warning about worsening hunger “reckless, irresponsible and a tacit instigation of revolution,” accusing him of stoking unrest to destabilise President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
However, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, in an interview with Punch, said the APC was only trying to gag critics and deflect attention from Nigeria’s economic crisis.
According to Johnson, Atiku did nothing wrong in giving such a warning, noting that it was not a call to arms.
He said, “I do not think Atiku would be involved in inciting the Nigerian citizenry. As an elder statesman, I trust that he will not go that far. However, statesmen, when need be, must be bold enough to stand up and speak truth to power.
“They must be bold enough to tell the country what the situation of the country is, where things are lacking, and need improvement. I do not think that the APC should enjoy the luxury of simply trying to blackmail anyone who raises genuine fears about the situation of the country.
“If one says that there is hunger in the land and people are suffering, I do not think that has gone too far. If someone is warning that please do something as a government, it is just a warning. It is not a call to arms.”If You’re Reading From Phoenix Click On Read Original To Read Full Article
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