By: Muhammad Sabiu
Former Chief of Army Staff and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Benin Republic, General Tukur Buratai (rtd), has denied reports linking him to the opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu, declaring that he remains a loyal and card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Buratai made the clarification while reacting to an online publication that alleged he had criticised President Tinubu’s administration and endorsed the opposition coalition.
The retired army general described the report as false, fabricated and malicious, insisting that he never made such comments against the President or the ruling party.
According to him, “the publication claiming that I commended the opposition coalition and said President Tinubu failed to meet expectations is completely false, fabricated, and malicious.
“Nowhere in the report did the authors state where or when I allegedly made such comments. I challenge them to provide any evidence, because none exists. This is a deliberate hatchet job.
“Let me be clear: I remain a loyal, card-carrying member of the APC. I remain fully supportive of this government, as my calling and conscience demand.
"For over 40 years, I wore the uniform of loyalty to constituted authority—and that loyalty remains with me in retirement.
“I will continue to support constituted authority under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, especially as the military intensifies its counterinsurgency efforts to bring total security to the nation.
“Those behind this wicked and reckless publication are serial peddlers of falsehood. They have tried before to tarnish my image and pull me down. And just as they failed in the past, they will fail again, miserably.
“I call on all well-meaning Nigerians to ignore this fake news entirely. It is born not from facts, but from jaundiced, hate-filled hearts.
“To the promoters of this vile agenda: Allah Ya fiku. Your efforts will come to nothing,” he stressed.(Nigerian Tribune)
