– Elder statesman, Senator Femi Okurounmu has dismissed suggestions of a military coup in Nigeria
– Okurounmu said the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai was just testing Nigerians reactions
– Okurounmu is a renowened chieftain of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere
Elder statesman, Senator Femi Okurounmu has dismissed suggestions of a military coup in Nigeria.
Okurounmu, a renowened chieftain of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, said the COAS, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai was just testing Nigerians reactions.
Okurounmu made the comment during a recent interview with The Punch.
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Okurounmu says Buratai’s claim of potential military coup are not true
His words: “The Chief of Army staff is only flying a kite to see how people will react if there is a coup.
“It is the Hausa-Fulani cabal – each time they feel threatened that power might slip from their hands, they think of a coup.
“All other coups save for the (Kaduna) Nzeogwu and (Gideon) Orkar coups, were all planned by the northerners.
“They did not want a repeat of what happened during the late President Umaru Yar’Adua when (Goodluck) Jonathan became president. So, they are already preparing to retain the presidency in case anything happens to
COAS Tukur Buratai had raised an alarm over a potential coup
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Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied reports that some of its senior officers are involved in a coup plot.
Some media reports had linked some unnamed senior NAF officers to the alleged plot, after rumours of a coup plot became a trending issue.
A statement sent to ZENITHBLOG.com by NAF’s director of public relations and information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya described the report as “mischievous.”
Watch the ZENITHBLOG.com TV report on the firepower of the Nigerian Air Force below:
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