By Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Following last week’s massacre of over 100 soldiers in Melete, Borno State by the Boko Haram insurgents, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not paying tribute to the gallant men who gave their lives in order to secure the lives of others.
The APC, had in a statement, accused the former vice-president of ‘selfishness’ and ‘mercantilism’ for not commiserating with the military over the loss of the soldiers.
But Atiku in a statement by his campaign organisation Monday said that he asked anyone who wished to give him birthday gifts to instead endow such on the families of the slain heroes.
He said: “Ironically, the APC that is now accusing Atiku Abubakar, has not seen fit to pay tribute to these…
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