BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Addresses Coup Concerns amid Military Takeover in Gabon, Niger Republic
- The federal government has dismissed fears of rumoured coup in Nigeria amid the situation in Gabon and Niger Republic
- According to the federal government, the country has gone past a forceful takeover of government
- Mohammed Idris Malagi, the minister of Information and National Orientation, said Nigeria "has been a democratic country all this while with the institutions of democracy getting stronger"
FCT, Abuja - Mohammed Idris, the minister of Information and National Orientation, has allayed fears of a military takeover in Nigeria.
Idris said the country has “gone past that” stage.
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Coup: "We have gone past that", minister
The minister noted that democratic institutions in Nigeria are stronger, noting that it would not be easy for senior military personnel to usurp the democratically-elected leaders.
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The federal government’s stance was made known in a report by The Punch on Saturday, August 2.
The minister said:
“I can tell you that there is no fear or apprehension at all. We have gone past that, and we have been a democratic country all this while with the institutions of democracy getting stronger.”
Coups: Atiku sets challenge for PDP
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, praised the party for taking “a leading role in the deconstruction of military rule in Nigeria”.
Atiku, in a statement issued by his media office on Friday, September 1, challenged the opposition party to “once again, rise to the occasion in cancelling the structural deficiencies” that Nigerians have ‘endured’ since the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) took over power in 2015.
Coup: Cleric unveils prophecy
Legit.ng also reported that a popular Kaduna cleric, Reverend David Ayuba Azzaman, cautioned Nigerians against supporting a coup in the country.
Rev. Azzaman’s message comes amid the coup in Gabon. The cleric stated that his warning was “based on revelation".
"My fear has been confirmed": Tinubu
In another related news, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu disclosed that the fear he had about the military coup in the Niger Republic has been confirmed with the recent development in Gabon after the military removed President Ali Bongo..
Tinubu said he had feared that the move by the military junta in the Niger Republic would set a bad precedent for the black continent.
Source: Legit.ng
