SHARP REBUTTAL: Former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that choosing him as vice president was his biggest regret. In a statement by his aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said he stood by Obasanjo during his imprisonment, supported his family and helped him rebuild his life after his release. “While Chief Obasanjo was in prison, I stood firmly by him. When he regained his freedom, he had little to his name. I received him, clothed him and ensured he was properly cared for,” Atiku said. He argued that Obasanjo’s criticism stems from his opposition to the former president’s alleged third-term agenda, insisting he has no regrets. “I am proud that I stood against the third-term agenda. I have no apology for frustrating every attempt to subvert our democracy for personal ambition,” he stated. Atiku said defending the Constitution was more important than personal loyalty and described any resentment over that e...
Ribadu: FG Remains Committed to Safeguarding Lives, Property; 2,819 Illicit Arms Destroyed in Abuja,
PRESS RELEASE Ribadu Reassures Of FG's Commitment To Protection Of Lives, Property ...As Centre Destroys 2,819 Illicit Small Arms In Abuja By EgbemaVoice, The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government and security agencies remain resolutely committed to its constitutional responsibility to secure lives and property in all parts of the country. Ribadu spoke at the public destruction of illicitly acquired, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons at the General Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri, Abuja, on Thursday. At the event, approximately 2,819 illicit decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons were destroyed, bringing the cumulative total to 19,000 destroyed since the Centre’s inception. Ribadu, represented by the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, n...