Barely seven days to the rescheduled 2015 general elections in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has been called upon to call the militia men he is massively funding to desist from further display of weapons, especially guns in Yoruba land in order not to set the South Western part of the country on fire as other youths of the region are agitated over the display of impunity by the the OPC and the collaborators who protested in Lagos on Monday, demanding for the removal of the INEC boss, Prof Attahiru Jega.
The warning was handed down yesterday in Lagos by the leadership of the Coalition of Oodua Self-Determination Groups (COSEG), in a press release signed by its Chairman, Ifedayo Ogunlana and the Seccretary, Rasaq Olokoba, describing the militia men’s conduct as an afront and a disgrace, especially as they were guided by security agents that were supposed to have arrested the gun wielding elements.
The group maintained that from the reports so far, it is clear that the militia men are being heavily funded by the government at the centre in the bid to win the forthcoming presidential election, stressing that this desperation is being too far and the president must be held responsible for any breach of public peace in the South West of Nigeria before, during and after the forthcoming polls.
The COSEG said: “The recent thoughtless, inciting and provocative protests embarked upon by members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and Odua People’s Congress(OPC) are desperate acts on the part of the Jonathan led government to get political favour by all means necessary or at best to intimidate our people into casting their vote for him.
“But from our investigations so far, our people are not in anyway intimidated by the show of shame of Monday, but rather resolute to vote their conscience, however, continuation of such brazen display of brigandage may be resisted in the future which may lead to political crisis of high proportion.”
The group appealed to the other parties not to be provoked by the action of these desperate elements, but to be more focused and campaign on issues and allow the people who are yearning for change to do justice on March 28 and that no amount of threats or intimidation can prevent the people from voting their choice.
COSEG furthermore advised those who are being funded to destabilize the South West to have a rethink as nemesis will definitely catch up with such elements, no matter how long.
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