Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday launched a blistering response to former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, accusing him of promoting ethnic prejudice, peddling conspiracy theories and deepening divisions at a time Nigeria requires unity to confront its mounting challenges.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Lawal’s recent public attacks were devoid of facts and evidence and instead relied on what he described as ethnic profiling and inflammatory rhetoric aimed at discrediting political opponents.
Atiku said the most troubling aspect of Lawal’s interventions was what he called a persistent effort to associate an entire ethnic group with the actions of a few criminal elements.
“It was both dangerous and irresponsible to suggest that any Nigerian should be judged, condemned, or held accountable for crimes committed by individuals
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