The All Progressives Congress has warned against any possible attempt to topple the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying Nigerians will defend democracy and resist the rebellious soldiers.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, had on Tuesday alleged that some people were approaching soldiers for political reasons and warned his office would not condone any act of indiscipline.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, told journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, said the APC, being the ruling party at the federal level, initially hesitated to react so as to allow Nigerians express their own rejection of any form of military intervention.
“We have hesitated to react so far because we think that the house belongs to us so we wanted to wait for Nigerians to react and Nigerians have reacted.
“If there was any such thing in the offing, I think it is clear to everyone that Nigerians will defend their own democracy.”
The United Kingdom, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Arewa Consultative Forum, civil society groups and eminent Nigerians had condemned any plot to oust a democratically-elected government in the country.
