Kaduna State-based Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, CRCN, has accused the Federal Government of re-enacting the Dr. Atkins era of former Military President Ibrahim Babangida, by using non-existent persons to impugn the integrity of political opponents of government.
Dr. Atkins was a popular pseudo name used by a group to float and carry out programmes for the then military regime.
In recent times, one Adamu Maimagani had been attacking some Nigerians, especially those who had either attacked the recent increase in petrol price or had opposed some policies of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government.
Among those who have been attacked by the said Adamu Maimagani are President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Joseph Daudu, and General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd).
However, President of the CRCN, Mr. Shehu Sani who reacted to the attacks on some Nigerians through advertisements in the media, doubted if the said Maimagani was a living person as there was nobody with such a name in the north as suggested.
A statement by Mr. Sani, made available to NEWSMEN, read in part: ‘’The name of one Adamu Maimagani used on paid adverts to attack some state governors over their position on petroleum subsidy and the deploy-ment of soldiers in Lagos is a fictional character.
’’He does not exist. It is a pen name of cowards and political jobbers of the Federal Government. Hatchet men of the Federal Government should have the courage to append their signatures and their name to justify their pay.
’’We are from the North and we live in the north and in all the 19 northern states there is no politician, youth leader, activist, businessman or elder statesman with such a name and resources to subversively target progressive public figures.”
’’It is most shameful and unfortunate that even supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan prefer to attack his perceived enemies in the dark.
’’Those who are fighting the President’s war should be bold enough to put genuine faces to their beliefs or business. The use of the pseudo name of Adamu Maimagani to defend the Federal Government reveals their fakery and their fraudulent antics to extort money from the government.”
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