Spurious bomb blast at Sallah: Presidency faults CNM chieftain’s Ill wish against Nigeria

The Presidency on Thursday faulted the claim of bomb blast in Borno State by a chieftain of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM).

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said that by telling lies of bomb blast betrayed a mind taken completely over by ill wishes against his own country.

According to him, the lie was a futile effort to rubbish the successes recorded by the Buhari government in the area of security.

Adesina said “On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Akin Oshuntokun, a chieftain of the stillborn Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), appeared on Politics Today programme of Channels Television, and made the false claim that a bomb blast had gone off earlier in the day, killing about 88 people in Maiduguri, Borno State.

“Oshuntokun, a newspaper columnist and public affairs commentator, has never hidden his antipathy towards the Muhammadu Buhari administration, but to go on national television and tell lies of the most heinous kind betrays a mind taken completely over by ill wishes against his own country.

“Sallah Day had passed quietly and peacefully, without even a firecracker going off, let alone bomb blast.

“That was contrary to what used to happen before the advent of the Buhari administration, when such festivals were turned to orgy of killings in many parts of the country by insurgents.

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“Apparently, enemies of peace and progress had expected a return to the infamous past, thus Oshuntokun appeared on television with his bag of lies.

“When those on the programme remonstrated with him that they were not aware of any bomb blast on that day, he stood his ground, all in a futile bid to puncture the successes recorded by government in the area of security.” he said

He pointed out that till the Sallah holidays ended, no bomb blast was recorded in any part of the country, adding “to the shame and discomfiture of the naysayers.”

He went on “One wonders: if there were bomb blasts, and more than 80 people truly died, what would be the gain of anybody, except those who have become blinded by malediction and morbid wishes? Is carnage something now to glory about? Is the struggle for power now so ghoulish that some people have lost their humanity over it?

“Oshuntokun and his ilk should realize that this is the only country we have, and we can’t swallow poison and expect it to kill the next person. What we sow is what we reap.” he said

He happily noted that Nigerians for a peaceful, united and cohesive Nigeria are more than those against it.

“That is why those with baleful, hateful thoughts would never win.” he added

He said that the tripod goals of securing the country, fighting corruption, and reviving the economy are central to the Buhari administration.

Stressing that the Government is making strides in the three areas, he said that the conquests continue.

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