Anarchy looms, constitution on suspension under Buhari govt – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has raised the alarm that Nigeria is drifting towards a state of anarchy.

He has therefore called on the international community to intervene and rescue the country from turning to a war zone, where mass killings is a usual occurrence.

He also lamented that the Nigerian Constitution “is on suspension” under President Muhammadu Buhari led-Federal Government.

He stated this in response to the killing of about 18 worshippers and two priests in Benue State allegedly by herdsmen as well as President Muhammadu Buhari’s withdrawal of $496 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) without approval of the National Assembly and the controversial arrest of Senator Dino Melaye.

“It is obvious that under this government of President Buhari, the constitution is on suspension. If half of the level aggressiveness being shown by the Police on the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye because of seeming concocted allegations is shown on the killings by herdsmen across the North Central States and other parts of the country, the rampaging killer herdsmen that are even killing policemen would have been brought under control,” Fayose said.

Fayose stated this in a statement Tuesday night by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.

“It is alarming and curious that Father Joseph Gor, one of the Catholic Priests that were murdered in Benue State today, raised alarm on January 3, 2018, through his Facebook account on the occupation of Mbalom community by herdsmen. Yet, the priest was killed!

“Why is the Federal Government allowing this seeming ethnic cleansing in Benue and other middle-belt states, such that President Buhari and the entire members of his government do not see the wanton killings as anything to be worried about?

“When did Nigeria degenerate to the level that people can no longer worship peacefully in their churches or go to their farms? When did Nigeria become a state of anomie where people are killed even after raising alarm that there was threat to their existence?” he said.

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On the illegal withdrawal of $496 million from the ECA, Governor Fayose said; “One day, this federal government will even stop releasing statutory allocations to States and Local councils. They are behaving as if the constitution of the country is already suspended and this should worry lovers of democracy in Nigeria.

He said it was alarming that “despite that Local Councils in Ekiti State were in court, challenging the federal government decision to withdraw $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account and the Attorney General of the Federation had already entered appearance in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1264/17 that came up for hearing before Justice Binta Nyako on Monday, $496 million was taken from the Excess Crude Account.”

 

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