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Republic of bandits
By Yinka Odumakin
HOW fast a country can degenerate into a failed republic is presently playing out in a Nigeria that is tottering towards the edge, unhinged in the hands of leaders willing to do this without remorse. The same people who were promoting change six years ago and their counterparts under the umbrella, including their soulmates who were pretending to belong to the clergy are all out now with their daggers drawn to murder the country as fast as they could and unless the enlightened world rises in its self-interest. But it might be too late to save Nigeria from one of the worst cataclysms that the world would have witnessed in recent times.
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HOW fast a country can degenerate into a failed republic is presently playing out in Nigeria such that it is tottering towards the edge, unhinged in the hands of leaders who are prepared to do it in in an unapologetic manner.The same people who were promoting change 6 years ago and their counterparts under the umbrella and their soulmates who were pretending to be clergy all out now with their daggers drawn under the same civilization to murder the country as fast as they could and unless the enlightened world rises in its self- interest ,it might be too late to safe Nigeria from one of the worst cataclysms that the world would have witnessed in recent times .
South-West govs and Amotekun Corps’ future
Published 27 February 2021
OLUFEMI OLANIYI examines recent criticisms against Amotekun Corps and how South-West governors can reposition the security outfit to achieve its set objectives
The South-West geopolitical zone which used to be a relatively safe haven is fast joining the league of unsafe regions in the country, no thanks to the activities of kidnappers, killer herdsmen and bandits.
The people of Yorubaland have in recent years become prey to hoodlums who attack them at will and kidnap soft targets on highways and other places.
The activities of criminal elements in the South-West hit the climax in 2019, forcing the governors to quickly come up with the Amotekun Corps initiative in order to rescue the zone from worsening insecurity.
All the APC governors in the South West and Edo state graced the ceremony.
They include the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu, Ogun, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi and Osun, Gboyega Oyetola
The Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki and former Ogun state governor lbikunle Amosu were equally in attendance.
Others include the Former Lagos governor and leader of the Progressive Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Osun state governor, Chief Bisi Akande, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; former Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore; the Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Ado Ibrahim, ministers and National Assembly members
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Insecurity: Allow states to secure its space ― Akeredolu
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My second term is not for relaxation ― Akeredolu
Dayo Johnson – Akure
Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has advocated that all states in the country should be allowed to secure its space.
Akeredolu who doubled as the Ondo state governor said this during his swearing-in ceremony for the second term in office.
The ceremony was held at the international centre for culture and events, ( The Dome) in Akure, the state capital.
He said that “The primary responsibility of any government is the security of lives and property of its citizens.