The senator representing
Kaduna South senatorial
district, Shehu Sani has
faulted the notion in some
quarters that President
Muhammad Buhari aborted
his trip to Ogoniland due to
the threats by the Niger
Delta Avengers.
Sani was apparently
referring to a statement by
governor Ayo Fayose, who
described Buhari as a
coward for aborting his trip
to the Niger Delta region.
Fayose had said that the
withdrawal of Buhari from the
journey showed that he was
not as brave as he prided
himself.
Reacting via his Facebook
wall, Sani said the decision
had nothing to do with the
alleged threats.
According to him, “Threats of
assassination by deranged
Avengers couldn’t have
been the reason for PMB’s
cancelled visit.
“When he cancelled the trip
to Lagos there was no
threats and no such
mischievous conjectures. I’m
not disputing that every
human being has fears, but
not for a man who risked his
life and fought a civil war to
unite his country and made a
carrier in the defence of his
nation. For a man who has
experienced darkness, have
no fear of a shadow.”
However, latest reports
showed that Buhari pulled
out of the trip after advise
from the Department of
Security Services.