Victor Ezeja
ANAMBRA Commissioner for Information and & Public Enlightenment, Don Adinuba has accused the State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) of indirectly indicting President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the state.
In a statement issued on Monday, Adinuba Said APC and its gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming election, Senator Andy Uba were playing politics with the current security situation in the state by blaming the State government.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAdinuba said, APC in the state was instead, indirectly indicting Buhari and the federal government for failing to provide adequate security to salvage the situation.
He stated that the state APC was turning the security situation as an electioneering strategy by pointing accusing finger on the state government.
He pointed out that the President is the Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and head of all security agencies in the country, adding that by virtue of that, the President has control over the security apparatus and should be blamed about the situation not the state government under Governor Obiano.
He explained that state governors are merely “titular chief security officer” of their states and have no control over security forces like Police, Department of State Security (DSS) or the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The statement reads, “No society plays politics with its security without severe consequences. This is all the more so in a country like Nigeria which is now going through its most difficult security challenges in decades.
“It beats the imagination that the Anambra State branch of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should insist in the last three weeks on playing politics with the current security situation in Anambra State in particular and the Southeast in general, though there is a greater security crisis in some other parts of Nigeria. Anytime violence or murder is reported, as Anambra prepares to conduct a gubernatorial election on November 6, the APC in Anambra State points a finger in the direction of the state government. It does all this as part of the electioneering campaign strategy.
“But Anambra APC indicts President Muhammadu Buhari anytime it comments gratuitously on a negative security development in the state. President Buhari, not Governor Willie Obiano, is the Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and head of all security agencies in the country. Security is on the exclusive list of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The Information Commissioner alleged that the Presidency have decided to stay away from Uba’s campaign drive to win the election, making him become frustrated and turning to criticize the state government over the security situation.
He added that such political utterances from APC could make people in the state believe that the party was behind the recent killings which he said were politically motivated.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
