{"id":80363,"date":"2021-05-05T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80363"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:55:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T13:55:22","slug":"coup-allegation-presidency-is-chasing-shadows-pandef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/coup-allegation-presidency-is-chasing-shadows-pandef\/","title":{"rendered":"Coup allegation: Presidency is chasing shadows \u2013 PANDEF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pan Niger Delta Forum has taken a swipe at the Presidency over an allegation that some leaders were plotting to overthrow the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency earlier on Tuesday claimed it had evidence to show that some elements were recruiting ethnic groups and politicians with the motive of convening conferences where a vote of no confidence would be passed in the President.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting,\u00a0 PANDEF said the Presidency was chasing shadows rather than looking for ways to tackle the myriad of problems facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>The National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, who stated this, said, \u201cIt is rather shocking that the Presidency would under the prevailing situation of disastrous insecurity tag religious leaders and past political leaders as \u2018disgruntled.\u2019 That is the least expected<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPANDEF cautions that the Presidency should stop chasing shadows. 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