The Federal Government has responded to the claim by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that he was “intimidated” during a check at the airport on his return to Abuja from Dubai.
The former Vice-President had claimed that he and members of his staff were subjected to “intimidation” during the security screening at the Abuja airport on Sunday.
However, a statement by Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation on Sunday, noted that the screening was a routine process and only the President was exempted from such checks.
The Aviation Minister said the “claim by Atiku is a mischevious attempt to grab the headlines”, noting that the search was part of standard procedure.
The statement published in a series of tweets, read: “The claim by @atiku is a mischievous attempt to grab the headlines. Nigerians need to know that one of the resolutions…
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