Bola Tinubu
Following the raging controversy on
the recently launched Western Nigeria Security Network popularly known as
" Amotekun" by the Southwest Governors.
A non-governmental organization, Save Lagos Group (SLG) has challenged the
National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, to let the good people of Yoruba nation in Nigeria known his
position on the formation of the Security Network ("Amotekun"),
saying that Tinubu could not be claiming to be one of Yoruba leaders and sit on
the fence over the germane issue of national importance.
Challenging Senator Bola Tinubu, in
a signed statement by the Convener of the group, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi
Sulaiman, and copies were made available to newsmen in Lagos on Friday,
the group insisted that Tinubu could not be claiming to be Asiwaju of Lagos in
Yorubaland without making his position known on the subject matter
("Amotekun").
Sulaiman who gave Senator Bola
Tinubu 24 hours to make his position known to the good people of Yorubaland as
true son of the race, declaring that supporting the legitimate security Network
"Amotekun" could not erode him(Bola Tinubu) of becoming the nation's
President as being claimed in some North-Nigeria quarters, particularly,
Maiyetti Allah.
He added that if God destined Bola
Tinubu to be the President of this country in 2023 and not by fraudulent means,
no human being could change the divine position him.
It will be recalled that on Tuesday
this week, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Malami, on behalf
of the Federal Government, declared the security initiative of the Southwest
Governors" Amotekun" illegal by threatening that the full course of
the law would be applied against anybody promoting the security initiative.
Sulaiman who stated further that
Yoruba nation was presently in trying period over the formation of the Security
outfit in the Nigeria Federal Constitutional democracy and no leader of Yoruba
nation could keep mute on the burning matter at this period, adding the Yoruba
leaders should unite to speak in one voice on the issue.
Saluting the courage of South-West
Governors on launching of the security outfit with the aim of safe guiding the
region he further added that
the security outfit is a welcome
development and good thing to happen to Yoruba nation.
Commending the Yoruba leaders and groups including Afenifere, Southern and Middle-Belt organization,
Barrister Femi Falana, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Professor Woke
Soyinka, Aare Gani Adam, Pa Olu Falae and others too numerous to mention,
that had spoken in support of the creation of "Amotekun".
According to him;"Without
mincing words, this Security Network (Amotekun) is legal, legitimate and lawful
and it has come to stay like Civilian JTF, Hisbah Police and other legal
security outfits established by State and Local Governments in Nigeria. The
purported rejection of "Amotekun" by the Federal Government is
unfederal, unconstitutional and mockery of our tenets of federal constitutional
democracy".
