Atiku hits APC again, says Buhari yet to fulfill promise on security

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has again lashed out at President Muhammadu-led government under the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Atiku noted that the Buhari administration is yet fulfill its promise, of providing adequate security for all Nigerians in any part of the country as promised.

It would be recalled that the former Vice President had some time ago lamented that the government which he contributed to bring into power has abandoned him.

Atiku, who was among the presidential aspirants that contested the APC presidential ticket along with Buhari in 2015 bemoaned that despite all the efforts he made to ensure the party emerged victorious that he has been sidelined.

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This time around, Atiku was reacting to reports that one of the freed Chibok girls attempted suicide because she was being forced to attend ABTI Schools, owned by Atiku.

The former number two citizen in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, said “The Waziri Adamawa prays that those who have suffered so much get all the treatment and support they need, and urgently calls on the Federal Government to honour its promise to make Nigerians feel safe again.

“Atiku, the founder of the AUN Group of Schools, is shocked that some would-be journalists think it is fair game to exploit a young girl’s trauma to score cheap political points.

“Atiku Abubakar is not aware that anyone is forced to attend ABTI Schools. The story is contrived hogwash. He urges the media, a critical partner in our march to progress and development, to remember that not everything is about 2019.

“I wish to stress that the intention of the Waziri Adamawa was to give the freed Chibok girls (just like he did to an earlier batch in 2014) the best possible education, and that was why he helped set up the foundation programme to create such an opportunity in a familiar environment.

“Unfortunately, the best intentions can backfire. These girls are still healing, and clearly, the recent deterioration of the security situation in the North East has opened old wounds”, he said.

 

 

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