Southeast Govs playing politics with security of the zone —Obasi
Posted by FN Editor | 3 years ago | 714 times
An Igbo leader in Ebonyi State, Chief Jerry Obasi, has stated that Southeast governors were more concerned with the politics of 2023 general elections, what positions they will occupy and how not to offend their ‘Northern pay masters’ than the security of the zone.
This he said in reaction to the communique released by the Governors on the establishment of a Southeast security outfit code named EBUBEAGU.
He lamented that the governors of the South East have failed to emulate their South West counterparts who braved the odds to float Amotekun security outfit to protect their people.
He said: “The South East governors should have been the first to set up a regional security outfit like their South West counterparts did; but they are playing politics with the security of their people. The last time they met with the Inspector General of Police in Enugu, nothing came out of it. For over a year, they set up the General Obi Umahi Committee. Where is the report? Nothing has been heard from the committee. The governors have been delaying to set up a security outfit which they continued discussing in their meetings. They were always meeting in Enugu but no action. The truth is that the South East governors are afraid to take certain decisions in order not to offend their Northern pay masters.
“Today, the governors will say they are for community policing, tomorrow, they will sing a different tune. Where is the outfit? Who are the leaders? What we see are window dressing efforts meant to cajole the public to believe that they are doing something. Gov. Dave Umahi and his colleagues should emulate the South West governors; they must jettison pursuit of political correctness which has never brought any benefit to the South East. You can see the concept, organization and sincerity of the South West governors in securing their area. The South East governors are rather scheming for 2023 at the detriment of the security of their people. In Igbo land, we only have political leaders who don’t want to offend their Northern pay masters. South East governors are scheming for the vice presidential position; they will always sit on the fence because they don’t want someone in the North to see them as pro -Igbo.
“A certain governor from the South East failed to act on security information about an impending attack on his people and when the attack occurred, he started shedding crocodile tears and ran to Aso Rock to see the President. These are the type of governors we have in the South East. Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu was seeking for second term and was still at the forefront of the struggle for the actualization of Amotekun security outfit.
“No South East governor seeking for second term would have touched the Amotekun project with a long pole. Our governors are always afraid to take certain decisions.”
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