By Akinwale Kasali
With less than 10 days to the Kogi State Governorship Election slated for November 11th, 2023, some Activists, under the aegis of Activists for Good Governance have called on President Bola Tinubu to caution desperate politicians blackmailing Nigeria’s security agencies for selfish, sinister motives.
The Activists said these desperate politicians are fanning the ember of hate and threatening the relative peace being enjoyed by the people of Kogi State.
At a Press Conference held in Abuja, the nation’s Capital, the Activists called on security chiefs in the country to caution and deal appropriately with politicians who have continued to drag security agencies into the dirty arena of politics through unwarranted and incessant blackmail with which they hope to compromise them.
The Activists specifically pointed accusing fingers at the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its candidate, Muritala Yakubu of deliberately blackmailing the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, to prevent them from carrying out their constitutional assignments of ensuring the security of lives and property and preventing criminal activities from festering.
The leader of the activists and also co-convener, Lawyers, and Activists for Good Governance, Comrade Mohammed Sanni referred to a recent press release by the SDP, in which the party passed a vote of no confidence in the security agencies in the state while alleging that they were planning to arrest some of their members.
According to Sanni, the SDP Candidate is the only candidate that has had a running battle with every Police Commissioner posted to the Kogi State and should be thoroughly investigated.
He said, “We consider as unfortunate and irresponsible the Press Release authored by the Social Democratic Party a few days ago, which amounted to blackmailing the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, for carrying out their constitutional assignments of providing security for politicians and the electorate alike.
“In the said Press Release, the SDP claimed to have passed a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Police and DSS in the state and called for their removal. The Party alleged that the security agencies were planning to arrest some of their people. If those people have committed crimes worth investigating, why would they not be invited or arrested as the case warrants?”
