Amotekun: We won’t succumb to blackmail — South West govs vanguardnews
Its S’West’s tribal militia to bring about Oduduwa Republic— Junaid MohammedS-west monarchs, state assemblies should pass operational laws —Aare AdamsBy Soni Daniel, Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Rotimi Ojomoyela & Dirisu Yakubu— THE Six South West governors, weekend, declared that they will not “capitulate to blackmail” from within or outside the region, and reaffirmed that the South West security initiative, Amotekun, is neither a regional army nor an ethnic agenda aimed at obliterating...
Similarly, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, called on traditional rulers in the South-West, to throw their weight behindfor it to see the light of the day, while urging the various state houses of assembly to pass laws legalizing the security outfit in their states. “Where possible, the inexorable efforts of the South West governors will be deepened through relentless interface. On-going discourse on the issue of Amotekun must not be misguidedly used as a platform to ventilate personal or group views aimed at oiling primordial sentiments and grievances.
He said: “It was a grave mistake for the Presidency to allow the governors to set up the outfit if it is true that the federal government gave them any form of permission to launch. How can governors who have not been able to pay the new minimum wage be able to set up an army and armed the militias? Mohammed also asked the Federal Government to test the matter at the Supreme Court to get a pronouncement that no state has the right to raise a state or regional army while the constitution forbids such.Babalola, who spoke in Ado Ekiti yesterday, said, the federal government should be the one to approach the court to seek redress, since it waited until after the formation of Amotekun before making its position known.
“Section 24 of the constitution provides that ‘it shall be the duty of every citizen to make positive and useful contribution to the advancement, progress and well-being of the community where he resides’. Well-being means security of life and property. How many Nigerians realise that they have a duty to assist and to protect the interest of the community and themselves?
“All that the AGF said is that Article 45 of the constitution, second schedule gives to the Federal Government the exclusive power to manage the police, he did not say that sections 20, 40 and 45 are abrogated. They cannot abrogate it. “Whether you are of the Peoples Democratic, PDP or All Progressives Congress, APC, it doesn’t matter. The fact remains that those of us who claim to be the leaders in the South West have taken a decision. We will protect our people no matter what it takes, no matter what it costs.”
He said: “As we can see and observe, since the launch of Amotekun few weeks ago, criminal activities is gradually going into oblivion. Examples include kidnapping, invasion of farmland and other social vices. The existence of Amotekun is now the beginning of wisdom.” He said: “Let me say this clearly, the emergence of Amotekun is the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of the Northern oligarchy is that, the existence of Amotekun may jeopardise their conquest agenda. They are not for good governance, but interested in their plan towards conquest agenda.
“In recent times, South Western Nigeria, like many parts of Nigeria, has been under siege by spates of unprecedented criminality, ranging from outright banditry to ruthless kidnapping for ransom.
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