Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has raised an alarm that the All Progressives Congress is planning to mobilise Nigerians against President Goodluck Jonathan’s government by calling for military intervention to terminate the current administration.
Fani-Kayode while addressing journalists in Abuja said the details of the plot were contained in a nine-minute video produced by the APC.
Fani-Kayode said “They went as far as to suggest that when the presidential election is fought and won and President Goodluck Jonathan emerges as the winner, that the people should call for a full scale military intervention rather than allowing Jonathan to come back.
“They also specifically asked for the targeting and assassination of key members of this administration and a number of its supporters in the event of a Jonathan victory in the coming elections.
“We say in clear terms that the video in question and the intentions of those behind it is reprehensible, irresponsible and it is unacceptable.
“We wish to take this opportunity to let the APC know that under no circumstances will we allow them to rob us of our legitimate mandate, which, hopefully, will be legitimately and freely given to the President by the Nigerian people on March 28.
“We will not also tolerate any act of violence or any attempt to assassinate anybody by their agents in the event of us winning and neither will the people of this country ever allow another military intervention.”
“They made all kinds of allegations, including the alleged relationship between the President of Chad, the President of Nigeria and Ali Modu Sheriff. Needless to say these allegations are baseless and they are simply unbelievable.
“Again, a lot of foreign footage is contained in the video, which suggests that there is an international dimension to the production.
“This confirms our fears and belief that the APC is being sponsored primarily by money from foreign countries and by agents of foreign governments that are hostile to the interest of our beloved nation, Nigeria.”
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed however described the allegations as baseless.