A former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola
(SAN), has said that the intervention of President Bola Tinubu is not needed in
the ongoing political crisis in Ondo and Rivers states.
Fashola argued that despite calls to amend the Constitution
at different times, it is high time Nigerians amended ‘our ways’.
He further stated that the constitution is clear on what
should be done when situations and the roles to be played by individuals
involved.
Fashola said these over the weekend at the Nigerian Air
Force Officers Mess Honorary Members Forum (HMF) 2023 Annual Lecture in Lagos.
The topic was “Leadership – Leading the Change.”
His words: “We have amended the constitution, so what is
left to amend, except ourselves? Is this a matter that required presidential
intervention when some people were calling for the President to intervene? Does
the Constitution assign a role to the President in this matter?
“Are those inviting the President to act in Ondo and in
Rivers states not aware that the President has no constitutional role in these
matters?
“Are they not also those who argue that the Federal
Government and, by extension, the President are too powerful and encroaching on
the powers of state governments? Is this a case of passing the buck when tough
leadership calls are requested to be made?
“Happily, in our Ondo case, some blue blood Ondo indigenes
have stood up to be counted. But they are in an obvious minority.
“(They intervened) in the pursuit of law and
constitutionality before the governor’s letter restored calm. And we want for
leadership in Rivers state to do the needful,” he stated.
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