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<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa</p><div class="LtOmLIe5" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>The African Democratic Congress(ADC), in a statement released on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, criticised the Federal Government’s silence on the alleged coup plot, saying its failure to issue a clear position despite the military’s denial had allowed the rumour to fester and fuel unnecessary anxiety.</p>
<p>The criticism followed reports that the Defence Intelligence Agency had arrested several military officers, from the ranks of Captain to Brigadier General over alleged secret meetings to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration.</p>
<p>Although, the Defence Headquarters, while confirming to the arrest of some few officers, has since dismissed the reports of the coup plot as “false and malicious.”</p><div class="FqkovIyl" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>The statement reads in part, “The ADC has been closely monitoring reports of an alleged coup plot involving arrested military officers and subsequent media claims that a former southern governor is under investigation for allegedly funding the suspects.</p>
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<p>&#8220;While we vehemently oppose any effort to undermine Nigeria’s constitutional order, we are equally concerned about the potential misuse of such allegations to justify political witch-hunts, suppress dissent, or manipulate public sentiment.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are particularly alarmed by conflicting signals from government sources, especially as the Defence Headquarters has publicly denied ever mentioning a coup plot, despite widespread media reports to the contrary. Such inconsistency raises fears that the coup narrative may have been politically engineered.”</p>
<p>The ADC said it is disturbing that the Federal Government has not made a categorical statement on the alleged plot, even after the military’s repeated denials.</p>
<p>“By keeping quiet, the government has deliberately allowed the coup story to fester for whatever reason,” it said. “It is becoming clear that the government is exploiting the coup narrative to divert attention from the real issues of misgovernance and to carry public sympathy. Even more worrisome are subsequent media reports linking unnamed politicians to the so-called plot a development that could be used as a pretext to clamp down on opposition figures or mount undue surveillance on them.”</p>
<p>On that note, the African Democratic Congress cautioned the Federal Government against using the recent reports of an alleged coup plot as a pretext to clamp down on opposition leaders or stifle dissenting voices.</p>
<p>Reaffirming its commitment to democratic values, the ADC declared, “We are resolute in our opposition to dictatorship of any form whether military or civilian. While we support legitimate actions to defend our constitution and democracy, we strongly oppose any ploy by the government to intimidate lawful voices under the guise of national security.”</p>
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