Attempt To Smear Buratai’s Image Will Continue To Fail – Osun Monarch
Orchestrated attempts to smear the image of former Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Tukur Yusuf Buratai through campaigns of calumny will fail, an Osun foremost monarch has said.
Addressing newsmen in his palace on Tuesday, the Olowu of Kuta kingdom, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama posited that those who failed to achieve their pull down syndrome when Buratai held sway as Chief of Army staff were behind what he described as ‘media terrorism’ against Buratai.
It would be recalled that Buratai was last week alleged to be the owner of a house in Wuse, Abuja, where operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) raided and recovered huge cash and other luxury items.
Oba Makama however said those behind the attack on the person of Ambassador T.Y Buratai went for blackmail after several unsuccessful attempts to get him removed from office as Chief of Army Staff before his due time.
His words: “Let it be known that we have credible information that several faceless NGO (Non Governmental Organizations) have been paid to embark on campaign of calumny and destruction against the person of Buratai.
“The misinforming reports, I stand to confirm, is purely malicious and another fabricated tale published to tarnish Ambassador Buratai’s brilliant image. But, this too has failed, because the ICPC’s official public statement has confirmed Buratai has no link with the said property or the cash and other items found in the building.” he said.
Oba Makama thereafter called on Nigerians to support Buratai to succeed in his bid to salvage the country at his present place of duty, rather than joining in the pull-him-down antics of those bent on smearing his hard earned honour and integrity.
