Presidency to PDP: Stop defaming ex-service chiefs

The Presidency on Saturday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) attack over what it called “the widely praised nomination of the former heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military intelligence to the Senate for confirmation as non-career ambassadors.” A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, told the PDP to stop defaming […]

The Presidency on Saturday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) attack over what it called “the widely praised nomination of the former heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military intelligence to the Senate for confirmation as non-career ambassadors.”

A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, told the PDP to stop defaming President Muhammadu Buhari’s former service chiefs.

Garba said PDP’s attacks on the ambassadorial nominations should be seen in the context of the opposition party’s track record as “a university of liars,” whose modus operandi was to propagate lies.

He stated, “The president is rewarding hard work and exceptional sacrifice by a set of military leaders who gave their best to the nation and will be remembered, sooner than later, for their contributions to the security and survival of Nigeria as one country.’’