The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of having links with terrorists, especially the Boko Haram, troubling the country.
Baba-Ahmed said this during a television programme on Friday, while noting that Nigerians should not listen to the APC about securing Nigeria after eight years of abject insecurity in the country.
The Labour Party presidential running mate said amongst others: “In 2013, the Federal Government invited a certain group into dialogue. That group nominated a highly-placed Nigerian to represent the no-name called. It took that individual about three days to repudiate; and then just over a year later, the same group attempted the life of that individual. Look at that very well. They used to travel Abuja-Kaduna frequently every day, the moment they bought private jets and stopped travelling from Abuja to Kaduna; it became one of the most insecure routes.
According to him, “The reason why we are not saying too much is because we know too much. Whoever knows too little is talking too much now. Security is not the kind of thing you go about politicising. We are not playing politics with security; for the sake of security.
“I’m ready to ally and partner with more than the Labour Party. But right now, why should I ever believe, not even listen to APC talking about how they will secure Nigeria when after eight years, a $90 billion borrowed and spent, Kuje Prison is destroyed to a ruin? They don’t know what they are talking about or they think Nigerians don’t know what they are doing”, he said.
