Governor Samuel Ortom |
Senator Joseph Waku has accused Al Makura of Nasarawa State and
Senator Geroge Akume of being the brain behind the recent move by some
members of the Benue State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Samuel
Ortom.
According to him, the duo had sworn with their blood to make sure Benue remained ungovernable.
He told Sun that, “What is happening in Benue State is very
unfortunate. It is a tragedy. It is a big shame and a big stain on our
democracy. How can eight members out of 30 threaten to impeach the state
governor when they don’t have the majority? These eight lawmakers are
in the minority, and so what they are doing is obviously illegal.
“But unfortunately, it is these eight minority lawmakers that APC
leadership and the Nigeria Police are backing. It is a big shame that
the hatred and open hostility that APC leadership both at the federal
and the state levels have for Governor Ortom that is blinding them to
the illegality of the criminality they are supporting in Benue State. I
am ashamed that this is the kind of democracy that APC and the Federal
Government are practising. Imagine the Federal Government and the
Presidency looking the other way while the Nigeria Police is being used
to give illegal protection to these eight lawmakers who are in the
minority.
“Our leaders should cover their faces in shame. Imagine the Federal
Government and the Presidency looking the other way while the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris is giving police protection
to these rebellious lawmakers. Is it not the same police that can’t stop
herdsmen from killing innocent Benue State women, children, pregnant
women and old men that are now protecting the eight lawmakers. The IG is
a big disgrace. His action and conduct in Benue State and even in other
parts of the country is very unprofessional.
“It is sad that the police IG, Ibrahim Idris is using Nigeria Police
as a tool of oppression against the weak – this is one of the reasons
why the clamour for state police has to be taken serious. The Nigeria
Police has become a tool of oppression in the hands of the Federal
Government. The moment you are perceived as an enemy or opponent of APC
or the Federal Government, they now turn the police on you to harass and
torment you. This is very sad. I hope President Muhammadu Buhari will
take urgent steps to redress all these anomalies before they boomerang.
Nobody will talk about all these overzealous officials when problem
starts but it is Buhari as the nation’s leader everybody will mention
because the buck stop at his table.
“Governor Al-Makura is not portraying himself to be a friend of Benue
people. It is his government that is providing cover for those people
who are making life difficult for Benue people. He is the chief host of
the herdsmen tormenting our people in Benue State. Al-Makura doesn’t
love us in Benue State, and that was why he played host at the meeting
where the decision was taken by George Akume to sack Ortom illegally.
Al-Makura should change and pray to God for forgiveness because of his
unfriendly attitude to people of Benue State.”
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