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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government is plotting to assassinate former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n
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Mr Dele Alake, the council\u2019s spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, described the allegation as grave in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Mr Timi Frank, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had alleged that the Federal Government was plotting to assassinate Atiku.<\/p>\n
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku is the ADC\u2019s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
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Alake challenged Frank to substantiate the allegation, urging security agencies to invite him for questioning and investigate the claim.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is a grave allegation that Mr Frank must prove. We thus urge security agencies to invite him to substantiate the allegation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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He urged Frank to provide any information in his possession to facilitate a prompt investigation, stressing that every credible threat to life deserved serious attention.<\/p>\n
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Alake categorically denied any involvement by President Bola Tinubu or the APC-PCC in an alleged plot against Atiku or any opposition figure.<\/p>\n
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He also dismissed claims that security personnel attached to Atiku had been withdrawn, insisting that the former vice-president remained protected by the police and Department of State Services (DSS).<\/p>\n
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According to him, Tinubu recently directed security agencies to reinforce protection for presidential, vice-presidential, governorship and deputy governorship candidates nationwide.<\/p>\n
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Alake maintained that security arrangements for Atiku had never been compromised, adding that the former vice-president enjoyed two levels of state-funded protection.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs a former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku enjoys two levels of state-funded security protection. President Tinubu has increased security protection for him as a presidential candidate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Alake described Tinubu as a statesman and committed democrat who recognised opposition politics as essential to Nigeria\u2019s 27-year-old democracy.<\/p>\n
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He recalled that Tinubu had led opposition politics for 16 years before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost power in 2015.<\/p>\n
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The APC spokesperson described Frank\u2019s allegation as opposition rabble-rousing intended to heighten political tension.<\/p>\n
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He accused some opposition figures, including Frank, of using open letters and social media posts tagging foreign leaders and international organisations to attract attention.<\/p>\n
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Alake warned that politicians and their supporters might make provocative statements and frivolous allegations as the 2027 election campaigns gathered momentum.<\/p>\n
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He urged political parties, candidates and supporters to make factual, responsible public statements and avoid remarks capable of triggering unnecessary tension.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLet our political competition be peaceful, lawful, and focused on the big issues that matter to Nigerians, not character assassination or wild, baseless allegations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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