Armed Forces of Nigeria on Saturday condemned the allegation that some of its officers met with a presidential candidate over the 2023 election.
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode alleged that Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), and top military personnel met.
A rebuttal, Saturday evening, by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Acting Director Defence Information, denied the military was involved in a plan to disrupt the general polls.
The spokesperson said the “wicked and very malicious propaganda indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting plotted a Coup d’etat to establish unconstitutional order.”
The Armed Forces expressed dismantled that “politically exposed persons can denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilisation and violence in making false claims just to heighten tension in the polity.”
The director stated that the military that is loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic and will never be part of any evil plot against democracy.
