The Nation reports that Lawal made the accusation on Sunday, September 10, in reaction to Atiku’s claim that he had been sidelined by the current administration.
Lawal, a director on the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC), said Atiku remained bitter for losing the presidential ticket to Buhari.
He said: “We know that right from the time Buhari was sworn in, he started plotting to cause problem, to ensure that this administration does not succeed.
“During the campaign, he granted an interview to BBC and said he was sure APC would not win the presidential election. “Immediately after the presidential primaries, Atiku left the country. He did not come back.
All along, while we were prosecuting the presidential campaign, Atiku was not in Nigeria. He did not participate in the presidential campaign. “After the presidential election, he came to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and left the country.
He is complaining now that he was not contacted.” “He told the BBC in 2015 that he was sure that Buhari was not going to win. So, will somebody who did not believe in the party’s candidate spend anything?”
Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has claimed that five people were killed and about 30 others injured in a military offensive at the Umuahia country home of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday, September 10.
Vanguard reports that the IPOB media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, said men dressed in army and police uniforms drove into the palace of the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu, who is the father of Nnamdi Kanu and started shooting people.
Source: https://www.naij.com/1124650-newspaper-review-monday-september-11.html
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