hehehehe....Governors of the 19 Northern
States have disowned a coalition of Arewa Youths, who reportedly issued
ultimatum to Igbos to vacate the northern part of Nigeria within three months or be forced to leave.
Borno Governor and Chairman of the Northern States
Governors' Forum, Kashim Shettima spoke on behalf of his colleagues in
Maiduguri on Wednesday evening.
The Governors said they are in touch with heads of their
security agencies and have taken measures that will guarantee the rights
of all Nigerians to live in the 19 States in the thre geo-political
zones within the north.
The Governors also called on security agencies to arrest
the youths and probe the motive behind the call, saying the call by the
youths was a suspicious act that falls in line with recent trend of arms
catch, coup rumours which may not be coincident.
"On behalf of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, we
totally condemn such irresponsible pronouncements by those groups, we
condemn, we disown, and we are totally distancing ourselves from those
faceless groups who don’t have the mandate of the people of Northern
Nigeria to make such loud pronouncements." Governor Shettima said.
"Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria is very explicit in safeguarding the rights
of all Nigerians to reside in any part of the country with no hindrance
whatsoever. But then, when you see a toad dancing in the broad
daylight, the drummer is not far off from the main road. We wish to call
on the security agencies to beam their lenses on these groups, and
unearth the faces behind the mask. Some months back, there were cases of
importation of arms, illegal importation of arms intercepted at the
ports, then we started hearing rumours of a coup d’etat.
"Now, a group, or a bunch of groups that do not have the
mandate of the people came up with remarks capable of destabilizing the
north and the country as a whole. We are one nation tied to a common
destiny, the governance of Northern Nigeria is not in alignment with
those pronouncements, and we will take whatever measures that is
necessary to safeguard the lives and properties of Nigerians living in
any part of the North. I am in contact to most of my colleagues, and
they all talking to heads of security establishments in their respective
domains because we cannot afford to take chances. We cannot afford to
toil with the destiny of this country.
"The 19 Northern Governors wish to call on our brothers of
Igbo descent to remain calm and go about their legitimate businesses.
Nobody can dare to intimidate, harass or dehumanize them in any of the
19 Northern States, our Governors will not allow that" Shettima said
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