• Tinubu’s statement lacks substance, says Yoruba umbrella groupEniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba, Mudiaga Affe, Success Nwogu, Peter Dada, Abiodun Nejo, Wale Oyewale and Bola Bamigbola South-West g
overnors and the apex Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Wednesday differed on the All Progressives Congress leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s position on the Western Nigerian Security Network, Operation Amotekun.
The former governor of Lagos State criticised Malami for issuing a statement condemning the initiative when he could have simply reached out to them and handled it internally and more amicably. The APC chieftain said Amotekun was a laudable initiative, but needed some operational and conceptual modifications or else it would fail.
He added, “Until now, I have deliberately maintained a studied silence regarding Amotekun. Many have tried to goad my swift public reaction. Those who have taken this road did so not because they care about Amotekun or even the people it intends to help protect. They did so knowing this had become a delicate and emotional issue for many. These cynics did so with the adversarial hope that, in haste, I might misspeak or misstep in a manner they could twist to their political advantage.
He said, “We have to commend our leader, Asiwaju Tinubu, for his comments. As a leader who loves his people, he has made objective observations in his statement. He allayed fears that Amotekun would be against an ethnic group, saying it would serve the interest of all ethnic groups resident in South-West. Oyeleye said this during a programme aired by a private radio station, Rave FM in Osogbo.DAWN’s Head, Special Projects and Funding, Prince Adetayo Adeleke-Adedoyin, said the comment of Tinubu on Operation Amotekun was well conceived and warmly taken.
“Amotekun does not in any way violate the constitution. It is just a way of further strengthening the security architecture in the South-West. Nothing more”, the commissioner said.But the Afenifere dismissed the statement by the former Lagos State governor, saying it lacked substance. “In 2001, when there was a crisis between herdsmen and farmers, what did Buhari do? He went to Ibadan and told Governor Lam Adesina ‘your people are killing my people.’
Adebanjo, who obviously disagreed with Tinubu’s position, said the APC National Leader would not say anything that would contradict the position of Buhari.However, a human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, said the South-West governors should submit bills on Amotekun to their houses of Assembly. He stated, “Amotekun is not a regional paramilitary organisation but a zonal security outfit being set up to assist the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in combating incessant killings, kidnapping, armed robberies and other violent crimes that are on the ascendancy in the region due to the negligence of the Federal Government to effectively police the country.”
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