According to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , the effort to silence Atiku Abubakar is being orchestrated by individuals who are disturbed by his attempt at regaining his stolen mandate in the just concluded presidential election.
The PDP demanded a thorough inquiry into the Boko Haram terrorists' attempt to assassinate Atiku.
In connection with a conspiracy to attack Atiku and a few key locations in Yola, Adamawa State, four suspected Boko Haram militants were detained, according to an earlier report.
Atiku was reportedly the target of a failed terrorist attempt, according to the PDP's spokesman, Debo Ologunagba.
A statement by Ologunagba reads partly: “The PDP insists that by the confession of the arrested assailants, the plot has the pawmarks of a sponsored attempt on the life of Atiku Abubakar, ostensibly by forces who are unsettled by his bid to retrieve his mandate at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
“Our party believes that the intent of the sponsors of this evil plot is to silence our presidential candidate, massacre innocent Nigerians and cause chaos, confusion and anarchy in the polity.
“The PDP asks, is this foiled attack on Atiku Abubakar and sensitive locations in Yola, Adamawa connected to the recent APC’s threats of chaos and anarchy in the country, if the PEPC upholds the clear provisions of Section 134 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) with regard to the mandatory and statutory requirements for which a Candidate in a Presidential election can be declared winner?".
