By Okey Maduforo (Awka)
Former Benue State governor Chief Paul Unongo has come under intense
attacks by the South East Chapter of Atiku Solidarity Movement 2019
following his allegation that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is
behind the recent killings by the Boko Haram religious sect in the
state.
The body Wednesday described the statements credited to Unongo as
unbecoming of a man who should be an elder statesman, insisting that
it would take up full legal action against the former governor and
also embark on a five million man protest if he fails to apologise to the
former Vice President after seven days.
According to the South East coordinator of Atiku Solidarity Movement
2019 and National Organizing Secretary of Dynamic Youths of Nigeria
(DYON), comrade Obi Egbeji who spoke to reporters in Awka Wednesday,
the body noted that, “Our attention has been drawn to statements
credited to the former governor of Benue State, Chief Paul Unongo
accusing our Principal Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of master minding the
recent Boko Haram killings in Benue State.”
It added: “It is indeed unfortunate that a man who should be respected as an
elder statesman choose to condescend to the level of a fifth columnist
and now pride himself as a rumour monger by making malicious and
undignified statements against one of the pillars of our country’s
democratic process in the name of Atiku Abubakar.
“It is indeed on record that President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against
terror has been unimpressive and smacks of an administrator who
appears to be over whelmed by the challenges of his office.
“Instead of Unongo addressing the poor state of security occasioned by
the failure of the APC lead governments to protect lives and property,
he has chosen to name calling and false alarmism.”
Egbeji however announced that the body has issued a seven day
ultimatum to Unongo upon to apologise to Atiku and withdraw
his statement or face legal action against him.
“We hereby issue a seven day ultimatum to Unongo for him to apologise
to Atiku and also withdraw his statements, because we have concluded
discussions with our legal team to sue him for slander and deformation
of character.
“We shall also carry out a five million man protect against Unongo and
his co-travelers in their shameless enterprise of peddling falsehood
to the detriment of innocent Nigerians,” he said.
