The Presidency has responded to a
statement by former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark seeking state of
emergency in the three north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
Edwin Clark on Monday called on
President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the three states
in view of the persistent terrorists’ attacks and insecurity in the North east
region.
But the special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina reacting to Clark’s demand
said declaring a state of emergency was not enough to win the war against Boko
Haram insurgency.
Adesina stated this during an
interview with Channels Tv on Monday night.
“Under President (Goodluck
Jonathan), state of emergency was declared in those three states, what did it
achieve?” he questioned.
“That is already telling you that
it goes beyond a state of emergency.”
“What should happen is bringing a
decisive and final end to the insurgency raving those states and by the grace
of God, we are almost there,” Adesina said.
The presidential aide had earlier
explained the rationale behind Buhari’s planned visit to troubled states.
Adesina denied claims that the
visits were delayed for political reasons, noting that the President has
decided to embark on the visits after studying the reports of the delegations
he sent to the states.
“The opposite of reactive is
proactive. If you say that the President should have been proactive, should he
have visited before the clashes came? Those people who talk about reactive and
proactive – they just abuse speak
“President Buhari took immediate
steps needed to address the issues, which included securing the affected places
and visiting the communities,” Adesina added.
Fayose had criticised Buhari for
his late decision to visit troubling states, describing his action as an
afterthought.
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