Here’s a press statement from his media office.
For three straight days, the private residence of the
national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, has been under surveillance by
battle-ready and helmet-wearing soldiers. Numbering close to thirty and riding
in three patrol vans and an army trucs stationed close to the entrance of the
gate to Tinubu’s house along Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi, they have become a
permanent feature. Their obvious target, Tinubu himself and perhaps the hordes
of politicians and visitors that visit his Bourdillon residence.
national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, has been under surveillance by
battle-ready and helmet-wearing soldiers. Numbering close to thirty and riding
in three patrol vans and an army trucs stationed close to the entrance of the
gate to Tinubu’s house along Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi, they have become a
permanent feature. Their obvious target, Tinubu himself and perhaps the hordes
of politicians and visitors that visit his Bourdillon residence.
The soldiers were first noticed on Sunday a few minutes to
11pm in an army truck. They stationed about 500 meters away from Tinubu’s gate.
Later they moved close to his gate as if making efforts to enter. The stern
looking soldiers were around for hours on Sunday and returned on Monday to
continue their surveillance. Monday night about 10.45pm, they returned to the
residence in two army vans and were there throughout the night. Some of the
soldiers discharged from the van and walked back and forth in front of the
house and around the house in what is clearly some casing effort.
11pm in an army truck. They stationed about 500 meters away from Tinubu’s gate.
Later they moved close to his gate as if making efforts to enter. The stern
looking soldiers were around for hours on Sunday and returned on Monday to
continue their surveillance. Monday night about 10.45pm, they returned to the
residence in two army vans and were there throughout the night. Some of the
soldiers discharged from the van and walked back and forth in front of the
house and around the house in what is clearly some casing effort.
This morning, Tuesday, two vans from the army were stationed
on both sides of the house along Bourdillon road their missions shrouded in
secrecy.
on both sides of the house along Bourdillon road their missions shrouded in
secrecy.
In a swift reaction, Tinubu said he will not be intimidated
by this show of strength, intimidation and possible harassment.
by this show of strength, intimidation and possible harassment.
“I remain resolute in my advocacy and support for the rule
of law. Jonathan’s government has through the service chiefs staged a coup
against Nigerians and the Constitution and now wants to silence his critics. I
will not be muzzled through the barrel of the gun. The guns and bullets they
should use to defeat Boko Haram are now being turned against the opposition and
innocent Nigerians,” he said.
of law. Jonathan’s government has through the service chiefs staged a coup
against Nigerians and the Constitution and now wants to silence his critics. I
will not be muzzled through the barrel of the gun. The guns and bullets they
should use to defeat Boko Haram are now being turned against the opposition and
innocent Nigerians,” he said.
Tinubu remains
emphatically resolute and committed to the path of change in Nigeria and the
liberating manifesto of the All Progressives Party, APC. Tinubu is an
unrelenting critic of the maladministration of the Jonathan-led PDP government.
Tinubu is credited to have played the most pivotal role in the re-building of
the Nigerian opposition and the formation of the APC, Nigeria’s most formidable
opposition party since independence.
emphatically resolute and committed to the path of change in Nigeria and the
liberating manifesto of the All Progressives Party, APC. Tinubu is an
unrelenting critic of the maladministration of the Jonathan-led PDP government.
Tinubu is credited to have played the most pivotal role in the re-building of
the Nigerian opposition and the formation of the APC, Nigeria’s most formidable
opposition party since independence.
The exact mission of the soldiers is not known but it fits
clearly into a new pattern of intimidation of leaders of the APC and the
opposition. The recent massing of soldiers for three days now at Tinubu’s gate
might be part of a broader plan by the Jonathan Presidency to intimidate Tinubu
and his political associates and scare him from making provocative statements
or building a broad coalition against the present government as he did during
the NADECO days.
clearly into a new pattern of intimidation of leaders of the APC and the
opposition. The recent massing of soldiers for three days now at Tinubu’s gate
might be part of a broader plan by the Jonathan Presidency to intimidate Tinubu
and his political associates and scare him from making provocative statements
or building a broad coalition against the present government as he did during
the NADECO days.
As the scaremongering by the army continues, Nigerians must
come to the realization that the military has abandoned its statutory role and
have now being dragged into partisan politics. Nigerians and the South West
should hold the Jonathan led Military responsible if any harm or danger comes
to Tinubu and his family. The case of the “Unknown Soldier” is too recent in
our memory.
come to the realization that the military has abandoned its statutory role and
have now being dragged into partisan politics. Nigerians and the South West
should hold the Jonathan led Military responsible if any harm or danger comes
to Tinubu and his family. The case of the “Unknown Soldier” is too recent in
our memory.
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