Southern Governors may be wasting their time if they expect President Muhammadu Buhari to act on their resolution, Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Falana commended the governors for banning open grazing in the 17 southern states of Nigeria.
However, he urged them to back their ban with a legal instrument to enable the prosecution of offenders.
According to him: “I have read the resolutions. For me, the governors have done very well. They need to mobilise their northern colleagues. They need to walk their talk, because if you expect the presidency will act on this resolution, the governors may be wasting their precious time.
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Updated May 12, 2021
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has commended the southern governors for banning open grazing in the 17 southern states of the country.
Falana, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s
Politics Today on Wednesday, asked the governors to back their ban on open grazing with a legal instrument to enable the prosecution of offenders.
He also asked the governors to ensure state attorneys general come together and put in machinery for translating the resolutions into laws.
“I have read the resolutions and for me, the governors have done very well. They need to mobilise their northern colleagues, they need to walk their talk because if you expect that the presidency will act on this resolution, the governors may be wasting their precious time,” he said.
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Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Umahi said the present insecurity in the country is a result of the failure of past leaders who failed to address the future of young people.
“When people talk about the recent insecurity in our country, I keep saying that the insecurity did not just develop overnight,” Umahi said.
“Generally, when people talk about the recent insecurity in our country, I keep saying that this insecurity in our country didn’t just develop overnight. x
“It has been a result of the failure of our past leaders to address the future of our youths. And this is the truth. So it’s not a question of blaming Mr President or blaming Governors or blaming APC or PDP; it is systematic and it has been there for a very long time.”
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