The Presidency on Sunday challenged anyone with proof that it was training snipers for political purposes to bring forth evidence to back the allegation.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, made the Presidency’s position known while reacting to the call by the All Progressives Congress on the National Assembly to commence impeachment process against President Goodluck Jonathan.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had in a letter, accused Jonathan of training some snipers “and other armed personnel secretly and clandestinely acquiring weapons to match for political purposes like Abacha.”
Abati said by repeating the allegation, APC had shown to be working with others whose agenda was to discredit Jonathan’s administration and incite the public against it.
“The APC’s false copy-cat allegation that 1, 000 snipers are being trained by the Jonathan Administration clearly shows that they are now in cahoots with some other elements who are bent on discrediting this administration and inciting the public against it,” Abati said.
He therefore challenged anyone with evidence to back the allegation of the existence of such snipers to produce it or shut up forever.
He said, “President Jonathan is running a people’s government. He does not need any sniper. His legitimacy comes from the people. Those who are alleging the existence of snipers should step forward and provide the evidence or shut up forever and go down in history as spineless cowards, driven by sheer greed and indecency.”
Source: Punch
