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<\/p>\nThe General Assembly of the group on Tuesday at the Akure home of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who berated Prof. Osinbajo over the comment made on Sunday while addressing some Nigerians in New York, maintained that the growing trends of insecurity in the country is an indication of a failed state, particularly with the recent security alerts issued by the United Kingdom and United States of America to their citizens over security threats in most parts of the country.<\/p>\n
While stating that the development calls for concern, the group stressed that it does not reflect truthfulness on the part of the Vice-President as \u201cYorubaland is Still Under Siege\u201d as well the continued \u201ctraumatization of our people by Fulani herdsmen\/kidnappers\/militia all across the Six states in the zone as well as Kwara and Kogi States.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recall that the Vice President had during a town hall meeting in New York on Sunday evening while responding to questions and comments as regards \u201chigh rate of killings and kidnappings\u201d in the country stated that, \u201cWith respect to general kidnapping which we have seen in parts of the country, again, this is not entirely new. In fact, some of the kidnapping stories you read or listen to are simply not true anywhere, some are fuelled by politics.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, Osinbajo added that, \u201cThere are cases of kidnapping, no question at all about that, but some of the more dramatic stories that you hear are simply not true.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Yinka Odumakin who signed the communiqu\u00e9 after the meeting, Afenifere, \u201cfrowned at this unfortunate comments by the Vice President who shames the Yoruba people with his very cheap politicking with the lives of Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n
The communiqu\u00e9 read in parts, \u201cAll the reports provided clear indications of failure of state as the security forces have largely incapable or unwilling to safeguard the lives of our people against these Criminals as we are not aware of any of them that has been arrested or is under trial at the moment just as all the Federal Government has done so far is to make excuses for the Boko Haram and Miyetti Allah groups that have been accused of so many crimes against the people of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is against this backdrop that the meeting was scandalized by the opportunistic and provocative utterances of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in NewYork on Sunday dismissing the danger we are faced with in Yorubaland as well as by other zones in Nigeria as being \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs if he is unaware that we are in a digital world, which explains why America and Britain have issued travel directives to their citizens not travel to more than 2\/3 of Nigeria, the VP without much thought for his integrity stated \u201cWith respect to general kidnapping which we have seen in parts of the country ,again, this is not entirely new. In fact, some of the kidnapping stories you read or listen to are simply not true anywhere, some are fueled by politics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Afenifere added that even the presidency cannot shy away from the pervading insecurity in country particularly as it affects the president\u2019s hometown, Daura as well as dignitaries across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs the report of the kidnap of a District Head from President Buhari\u2019s town from May 1 till date politically motivated? And was the President speaking of another country when he handed kidnappers on rampage to God?<\/p>\n
\u201cWas former Health Minister, Prof Isaac Adewole playing politics when it was announced that his son was kidnapped ?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat politics was afoot when the Ondo State Governor recently announced that his convoy was waylaid by kidnappers?<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he cannot answer these questions, he should kneel before his God and ask for forgiveness for violating \u201cThou shall not lie\u201d commandment .We further admonish him not to allow whatever ambition and political interest he serves to push him to make such infuriating comments as the No 2 man in the country again.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a people who cannot continue to bear what is going on, and we believe it is so with so many communities in Nigeria, meeting made the following demands:<\/p>\n
The group however called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw from his position as the Patron of Miyetti Allah if he his sincere of tackling the issue of herdsmen attacks in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe restate our earlier call on Mr. President to separate the office of the President of Nigeria which he occupies from being also the grand patron of Miyetti Allah which we suspect makes it very difficult for security agents to go after members of this group whenever they commit or are accused of crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be immediate enforcement of law and order as an urgent measure to flush out these criminal elements from our society .<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be immediate steps taken to rework Nigeria to take it back to the practice of FEDERALISM so that every federating unit can have their police to secure their environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to cut the production line of criminals and bandits we must have the practice of Federalism in many key spheres especially the economy so that all units must have the rights to tap whatever is under their soil so that new corridors of prosperity are created to eradicate the massive unemployment in the county so we can cease to be the headquarters of poverty.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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