Nigeria Opposition Party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has deplored President Goodluck Jonathan's remarks against Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima during his media chat on Monday night, calling it unwarranted, unpresidential and petty.
The party's position over the President's comment came just as the former Vice President of the country Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in his reaction Tues day accused the Federal Government of chasing shadows rather that tackling the security menace squarely.
APC's Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued on Tuesday said President Jonathan was wrong to have threatened, no matter how subtly, to withdraw from Borno the troops who are battling against Boko Haram insurgents, and urged him to apologise to the people of Borno and to all Nigerians for the presidential indiscretion.
It said the threat, which was in response to the statement credited to the Governor, that the soldiers need to be better equipped and more motivated, showed clearly that President Jonathan does not have a full grasp of what is expected of him as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
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