Stop the smear campaign against Buhari, group warns president’s critics

Protesters under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (GGCI) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s opponents to stop smear campaign against him and agencies of government.

The protesters, who stormed the Unity Fountain in Abuja, on Wednesday, wielded placards and banners with inscriptions such as ‘Buhari is our driver’, ‘No intimidation can stop this government’, among others.

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Addressing newsmen, the Convener, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, said while the protesters encourage whistle blowing to expose corrupt individuals and sanitise the country of pervasive corruption, they also cautioned those who have allegedly resulted to blackmail as a means of opposition against the government.

He said Nigerians will still vote Buhari for a third term if the Constitution permits that.

“It is now a common trade among some dubious Nigerians, enemies and opposition alike are resulting to blackmail after their campaign of poor performance was outweighed by the developmental stride of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, an achievement diminishing the past three administrations since 1999.”

“Just like those who attempted to rig the 2019 elections, they can go a long way in manufacturing fictitious evidence against their target. In all, the idea is to smear the image of Mr. President and discredit his peoples oriented governance in the country.

“There is a sponsored campaign against the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN with the view of condemning the policies of the Central Bank to push Nigerians into believing that the Buhari’s administration has failed, it did not work as the economy is being improved on daily basis with the highest foreign reserve since 1999.

“We make bold to say, those who have resulted to blackmailing the Federal Government, believing that, the only way to mobilise Nigerians against President Muhammadu Buhari should know that, Nigerians are fully with Mr. President and shall give him mandate again if the constitution permits,” he said.