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EKITI 2018: PLATEAU PDP PROTEST WAS TO
CREATE UNNECESSARY TENSION – APC SCRIBE
By Udante Ugante
July 13, 2018
The
protest embarked upon by the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party was aimed at creating unnecessary tension. This was the submission of the
Plateau State secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Barr.
Bashir Musa Sati while speaking to some journalists in Jos on Friday
PDP
State Chairman, Hon. Damishi T. Sango in company of his EXCO and some stakeholders
of the party had on Thursday delivered a letter of the party on the nationwide
protest in view of the recent happenings in Ekiti State involving the police
and governor Ayo Fayose for onward delivery to the Inspector-General of Police,
I.K. Idris.
However,
in his reaction, Sati said the PDP at the national had already staged a protest
at the National Assembly expressing its dissatisfaction over what happened in
Ekiti on Wednesday adding that there was no point for any branch of the party
to stage a similar protest over the same issue.
“D.
T. Sango is my elder brother and I wouldn’t want to join issues with him, but
since the PDP at National level has already embarked on a protest, there was no
point raising unnecessary tension in the State” he said.
On
the deployment of 30,000 Police in Ekiti State for the governorship election
tomorrow and the controversy the decision has generated, the APC scribe said
there is a misconception by many people who believe that the police is an
extension of the executive arm of government and therefore answerable to any
government that is in place. According to Hon. Bashir, the Nigeria Police has
the Police Act and its operations are within the confine of the Act adding that
anybody that violates the Act violates the law of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
“The
Police are in Ekiti to carry out their lawful functions as directed by the
Inspector-General of Police (IGP). It is the duty of any government to protect
lives and property its citizens and anything short of this is not acceptable.
The police
in its wisdom realised the enormity of the problems currently inherent in Ekiti
State which warrants the deployment of the number of its personnel to curtail
any breach of law and order. But being what we are, we have condemned that
decision.
“Now,
assuming a small number was deployed and crisis situation erupted beyond the
control of that number, the people would still condemn the decision of the
Police. So, you can see that it is in our nature” he said.
Hon.
Bashir, said, however Fayose has been enjoying full protection of the Police
assigned to him by the federal government and they have always been on ground
for his service.
“So,
for Fayose to have created a scene on Wednesday and be the lead actor is
unfortunate and condemnable” he said.
The
scribe said the APC both at the state and at the national levels were intact
and formidable more than before.
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