Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has claimed that he had “authentic
list” of those who have been banned from travelling abroad as a result
of corruption charges preferred against them by the Buhari government.
Frank
said the current list of purported 50 high profile Nigerians “to be
dealt with” with the coming into effect of the Executive Order 6 (EO6),
is a ruse by the presidency to deflect attention from their real motive
which is to clamp down on perceived enemies of Buhari and major
opposition figures ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Frank in a
statement in Abuja on Monday said: “Sequel to my earlier statement, I
have now uncovered the true identities of Nigerians being targeted by
the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for punitive measures
through the EO6.
“The list below is an updated version
of the one I earlier released on Sunday. Information available to me
from authoritative channels in the presidency shows that the list
earlier circulated by the presidency is fraudulent as it contains names
of both Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some members of the ruling
All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
According to Frank,
those the presidency “plans to deal with” through the EO6 include; Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida, General Abdulsalami
Abubakar, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, General Aliyu
Gusau, Senator David Mark, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Rt. Hon.
Yakubu Dogara, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Governor Nyesom Wike, Governor
Waziri Aminu Tambuwal, Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo, Governor Udom
Emmanuel, Governor Ayo Fayose, Prince Uche Secondus, Chief Femi
Fani-Kayode and Chief Olisa Metuh.
Others are Alhaji Attahiru
Bafarawa, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Sule Lamido, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Senator
Rabiu Kwankwanso, Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce,
Senator Isa Misau, Senator Bala Mohammed, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, Mrs.
Toyin Saraki, Amb Goodnews Igali, Tunde Ayeni, Bishop David Oyedepo, Rev
Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, Chief Raymond
Dokpesi, Mr. Jide Omokore, Chief Jonah Jang, Elder Godsday Orubebe, Mrs.
Oby Ezekwesili, Mr. Steve Oronsanya, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, Ibrahim
Shema, Senator Esther Nemadi Usman, Bashir Yaguda, Dr. Abba Moro, Amudu
Fintiri, Alex Badeh, Warapamo Dudafa, General Azubuike Ihejirika and
General Kenneth Minimah.
He said: “It is now clear that the
president plans to suspend the constitution which guarantees freedom of
association to Nigerians and the right to own property. The plan to deal
with opposition figures listed above is real and Nigerians and the
international community need to face reality.
“With the present
mindset and attitude of the Buhari’s administration to retain power at
all cost in 2019, I fear that there may not be 2019 after all because
the presidency has taken the first step to muzzle and drive prominent
opposition underground or clamp them into jail in the guise of fighting
corruption.
“I hereby call on Nigerians of conscience and members
of the international to do something urgently to prevent the eclipse of
democracy in Nigeria with impunity and lawlessness by the present
administration.
“Our democracy faces a certain peril from the
current desperate administration that plans to appropriate the
presidency by force since they are now aware that Nigerians have
rejected them and will definitely vote them out in 2019.”
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