Wednesday, March 19, 2014

FG plots to impose total emergency in 3 states, APC alleges--DAILY SUN

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday accused the Federal Government of planning to impose total  emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. The North-East states under the control of APC governors, have been at the mercy of Boko Haram insurgency.

Addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, its interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, who read the communique, alleged that the imposition of total  emergency said to be contemplated by President Goodluck Jonathan  was to hijack the control of the states from the opposition party.
“It has come to our notice that, in pursuant of the Presidency’s stance to label anyone who offers it any advice on how to curtail the terrorists attack and boost the morale of our gallant troops, the imposition of a total state of emergency is being considered for Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, which is a smokescreen  to remove the democratically-elected governors of these APC states.
“We condemn this move unequivocally and urge the President to jettison the idea, if indeed, it is being remotely contemplated, because it will not advance the cause of peace in the affected states”, he said.
While the opposition party  restated its sympathy for the families of the people who died last  Saturday  at several venues of the job test by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), it demanded  for what it called “ a criminal investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the deaths of those innocent Nigerians.”
APC attributed the tragedy to a combination of exploitation, corruption, greed and incompetence of the relevant authorities while it said the ruling Peoples democratic Party (PDP) cannot turn around the fortunes of Nigerians.
“The pervasive corruption that has become the hallmarks of the government paved the way for this unprecedented greed in which hapless job seekers were extorted by the same government that has failed to provide jobs for them.
“ It should be made clear that this government encourages and babysits corruption, stealing not only from the pension fund of Nigerian citizens, but also from the unemployed and from our collective patrimony, the NNPC.”
The APC spokesman also announced that the NEC has approved dates for the conduct of state congresses and National Convention of the party.
According to the guidelines, ward congress would  hold on April 5 and  local government congress, April 12.  The state congress would hold on April 23 while the National Convention has been slated for  May 24.

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