Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, called for the suspension of all democratic institutions in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states to allow the military have full control of the states until peace and order return.
Speaking to newsmen in his Asokoro residence, Abuja, yesterday, Clark particularly urged President Goodluck Jonathan, in consonance with his constitutional powers, to declare a full scale state of emergency in frontline states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe similar to what had happened in Plateau and Ekiti states.
He added that the abduction of 270 female students would not have been possible “under a protective military regime in these states.”
Clark said: “This in effect means that all democratic institutions should be suspended to permit the military exercise full control until peace and order returns.
“Securing and safeguarding the lives of the citizens of Nigeria is a more sacred duty than political considerations.
“There is nothing like partial declaration of a state of emergency in the 1999 Constitution; what Section 305(c) of the 1999 Constitution contemplates is the recourse to ‘extraordinary measures to restore peace and security’ where there is ‘breakdown of public order and public safety’.
“The current situation in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states no doubt epitomises complete breakdown of law and order, with dangerous incursions to the Federal Capital Territory.
“What happened in Plateau and Ekiti states where full declaration of state of emergency, that saw Gen. Olurin and Gen. Ali taking over the reins of state administration, were not of greater dimension and scale than the hundreds of innocent lives and property lost to the activities of insurgents in these frontline states.
“These conditions are still prevalent in the frontline states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe in greater scale and ferocity. This makes it extremely mandatory for the President to address this scourge decisively.
“The time to act is now Mr. President. Declare an extension of the state of emergency in the frontline states on full scale in exercise of your constitutional powers.”
Chief Clark described the letter written by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State to his fellow northern governors as nothing short of treasonable felony for inciting the northerners against the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government.
According to the Ijaw leader, statements by a democratically-elected governor and a retired military officer accusing the Federal Government of committing genocide against northerners under the guise of fighting terrorists was not only callous, bizarre, insensitive, impenitent, unimpressionable, but very irresponsible. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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We never expected anything contrary from this confused old man who has never hidden his hatred for north and northerners. It took only one threat/warning from IBB to shut down the hitherto loud mouth accusing the trio of IBB, Buhari and Atiku for the insurgency. We know your contributions towards the escalation of the insurgency. You are among the heartless elders who confused and convinced the president that Boko Haram is a northern issue and sshould be left as such. Now you are worried as the bombing has reached your backyard.The president lives in a glass house yet he has been throwing stones at the slightest provocation. Only last week the president, through one of his hunting dogs, accused the APC governors and chieftains for the insurgency. Now Nyako has accused him of genocide and you people are running your mouths. Obasanjo has earlier accused him of harbouring trained snipers. That allegation was neither retracted nor was Obasanjo probed. We see the training and harbouring of snipers as the prelude to the ongoing genocide against the people of the north east. God save Naija.
ReplyDeleteYou are the ones who will still complian that the president is not fighting insurgency created by the northerners, now he tries to help you guys out of the mess u created for yourselves and u still go ahead to complian of an ongoing genocide against the north! What exactly do u want the president to do? when this insurgents were killing only Christians, we didn't hear any cry of genocide, now they have probably killed every Christian in the north and have entered their fellow muslims and u are complain. mtscheeeeew. Dear northerners, plz start agitating for your own country, we the rest of Nigerians are tired of you guys, u are too violent, wicked and greedy. we shall gladly disintegrate from u guys! one Nigeria my black asssssssss
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wat about d bombing at nyanya recently, d war btw d herdsmen and d jukun in taraba state...wat is gud for the goose shall b gud for the gander beware!
ReplyDeleteA stupid old man no focus in life to hell with with your oil useless man, you should be hang immediatly without any delay.
ReplyDeleteInstead of the confussed old “fool“ to advice his “weak and incompetent“ brother (gej) to hand over to the military for his lack of “seriou and inexperience“ but on the contrary the old “irresponsible man“ is here displaying his “stupidity and hatred“ for the north and the northerners, people, expecially the northners will not really understand the letter written by gov nyako untill much later when gej and his evil men has finish destroying the north and the northners.
ReplyDeleteMay God save Nigerians from the hand of northerners! evil blood sucking demons!
ReplyDeletehad it been that I am the president, I will commit more genocide against d north bcoz they are all boko haram.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with the old man that sentiments and political consideration should be put aside and declare a total state of emergency in the affected states.
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