Attack On Buhari: Jonathan's Supporters May Be Responsible – APC
Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has said Jonathan's sympathisers may be responsible for the attack on former Head of State, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
In a write-up titled, “Who Wants General Buhari Dead?” Igbokwe said though President Jonathan may not have a hand in the attack, his supporters may have masterminded it, Punch reports.
Joe Igbokwe
According to him, the attempt on Buhari's life might be connected to the forthcoming 2015 general elections and had it been a success, it would have made it very easy for Jonathan to win the 2015 presidential elections.
Igbokwe said: "If the truth must be told, Nigeria has to remain a political entity for somebody to become the President. President Jonathan should look inwards pronto. Those who targeted Gen Buhari may be playing real politics for President Jonathan’s 2015 ambition. It may be right to push the blame to Boko Haram but nobody is a political idiot here."
He explained that Buhari remains the greatest threat to Jonathan’s 2015 presidential ambition.
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"All things considered, General Buhari remains the greatest threat to President Jonathan’s ambition in 2015 and the handlers of Mr. President know this very well. Once Buhari is out of the way then it is a walkover for the President. But one basic truth is self-evident here: General Buhari of 2003, 2007, and 2011 is no longer the same Buhari. Time, space, and history has strategically positioned the man differently today and woe betides anybody who will not see the difference," he said.
He called on the Federal Government to carry out a comprehensive investigation as the attempt on Buhari’s life.
He also urged them to revisit a theory by a former National Security Adviser, General Owoye Azazi (retd.), who once said that the Boko Haram crisis was a fallout from the zoning debacle in the Peoples Democratic Party, saying this could go a long way in addressing the security situation in the country.
The reported attack on Buhari's life has continued to spark controversy. Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta militant and a major political figure of the Ijaw ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria took to social media to say Buhari masterminded the attack on himself, while, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) are blaming each other for the attack.
Source: Legit.ng
