BEVERLY HILLS, February 22, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army has demanded for an apology from Alhaji SI Danladi Wada, Acting Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), Kaduna State, for alleging that soldiers from the GOC 1 division, alongside officials of the Kaduna State government carried out the demolition of the APC office.
THEWILL recalls that the Secretariat of a faction of the party in the state, a building said to be owned by Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, along Sambo Road, Kaduna, was demolished on Tuesday by the Kaduna State Government.
Reacting to the allegation, the Army, in a statement signed by Col AA Yusuf on behalf of Brigadier General Sani Usman, Director, Army Public Relations, noted that despite the fact that the allegation credited to Alhaji Wada were not true, the Acting Chairman was yet to be remorseful over in his futile attempt to tarnish the image of the Army through such spurious allegations.
The Army therefore called on Wada to withdraw the statement and tender an unreserved apology to the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army within 3 days or face legal actions.
“The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a press statement by the Acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) party, Kaduna State branch, Alhaji SI Danladi Wada, in which he made some unfounded allegations against the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, his officers and soldiers,” the statement titled ‘Re: Army Demolishes APC Secretariat in Kaduna, Nigerian Army Demands Retraction and Apology, read.
“Alhaji Wada further alleged that Kaduna State Government used soldiers in conjunction with KASUPDA to demolish a property in Kaduna.
“The statement is baseless and not true. The 1 Division Nigerian Army through a press release categorically states that no Nigerian Army soldier was involved in the said demolition exercise.
“The allegation and the attempt to drag the Nigerian Army into the issue of demolition is yet another baseless and unsubstantiated claim to malign the hardworking, loyal and professional officers and soldiers of Nigerian Army to discredit them.
“Contrary to claims, the Nigerian Army has not been involved in any illegal activity of either harassment of politicians or demolition of their properties in Kaduna and its environs.
“Despite the fact that his claims were outright false and mischievous, Alhaji Wada is yet to be remorseful over such misdeed and futile attempt to tarnish the image of the Nigerian Army through such spurious allegations.
“Consequently, the Nigerian Army therefore calls on the acting Chairman of Kaduna State branch of APC, Alhaji SI Danladi Wada to withdraw the statement and tender an unreserved apology to the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army within 3 days from today.
“Failure to do so, we will be obliged to take legal action against him.”
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