The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has reacted to the Presidency’s claim of a purported plot by some unnamed persons to overthrown the democratically-elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Secretary-General of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spoke on Wednesday while reacting to Tuesday’s statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina.
The statement read in part, “The Department of State Services, on Sunday, alerted on sinister moves by misguided elements to wreak havoc on the government, sovereignty and corporate existence of the country.
“Championed by some disgruntled religious and past political leaders, the intention is to eventually throw the country into a tailspin, which would compel a forceful and undemocratic change of leadership.
“Further unimpeachable evidence shows that these disruptive elements are now recruiting the leadership of some ethnic groups and politicians round the country, with the intention of convening some sort of conference, where a vote of no confidence would be passed on the President, thus throwing the land into further turmoil.”
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Speaking with The Punch, Baba-Ahmed described the allegation as very serious and called on the security agencies to do the needful by picking up those involved.
“This is a very serious statement to make. We are talking of treason here. The Presidency has a duty to arrest and expose who it suspects are involved in this, instead of releasing statements that merely compound our very high levels of concern.
“This is not just about President Buhari. It is about our rights to choose who leads us. It is, to say the least, irresponsible to release these kinds of statements instead of taking steps to bring subversives and treason to book,” Baba-Ahmed said.