Why Did Jonathan Withdraw Customs, Immigrations From Borders, The President Is Confused - APC

The leadership of the leading opposition All Progressives
Congress (APC) has sounded an alarm over a strange directive
ordering the withdrawal of Customs, Immigration and other
security personnel from the country's border posts in Kebbi and
Katsina States.
The APC wondered what purpose such a directive would
achieve
Speaking through a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC
said the verbal directive led to the total withdrawal of the stated
personnel from the border posts in the two states, leaving the
posts unmanned.
It wondered who gave the order and for what purpose, and
asked the Federal Government to immediately tell Nigerians
what happened.
"It will not be enough for the government to tell Nigerians that
it is not aware of such a development, because that will be more
egregious than what happened in the first instance, and will
amount to the government not being able to secure the
country's borders.
"It is also necessary to tell Nigerians how many states were
affected by such orders. We were only made aware of two, but
there is the possibility that the directive could have been more
widespread," APC said.
The party said with no one left to man the borders in the
affected areas for as long as the directive lasted, which is yet to
be determined, anything could have happened.
"Who gave the verbal order? Was the order given verbally so
that there will be no evidence of it? Were the Customs,
Immigration and other security personnel ordered away to allow
the free entry of contraband goods, election materials, weapons,
terrorists or what?
"Even with our borders manned, Boko Haram terrorists have
been marauding freely along the border areas. Will this illegal
order not worsen the security situation, at a time the government
is giving Nigerians the assurance that it will deal Boko Haram a
mortal blow within six weeks?" it queried.
APC said the development, coming a day after leaflets were
distributed in Gombe asking people to stay away from polling
booths on election days, raises more fears over the ongoing
scheming by the Jonathan Administration and the PDP to ensure
the rescheduled elections do not hold.
"In pursuit of this objective, these band of desperate people will
do anything, including threatening the very existence of the
country. Nigerians must not allow them," the party said.