IJAW National Leader, Chief Edwin
Kiagbodo Clark Thursday accused the House of Representatives of being
bias by asking for the arrest and probe of the leader of the Niger
Delta People’s Volunteer Force Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo and Adviser to the
President on Amnesty Mr. Kingsley Kuku for their alleged utterances over the
2015 presidential polls.
Kiagbodo Clark Thursday accused the House of Representatives of being
bias by asking for the arrest and probe of the leader of the Niger
Delta People’s Volunteer Force Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo and Adviser to the
President on Amnesty Mr. Kingsley Kuku for their alleged utterances over the
2015 presidential polls.
Clark rather urged the lawmakers to display fairness by also
probing the past utterances of some Northern leaders like Shehu Sani,
Lawal Keita, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Farouk Aliu and
several others who made similar inflammatory statements against
President Goodluck Jonathan.
probing the past utterances of some Northern leaders like Shehu Sani,
Lawal Keita, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Farouk Aliu and
several others who made similar inflammatory statements against
President Goodluck Jonathan.
Clark said he supported the lawmakers for condemning the
alleged utterances by “my two sons” (Dokubo and Kuku), though Kuku has
categorically denied ever making such statement while in the United States
(U.S.). He, however, added that the same Dokubo had in December 2012
criticised President Jonathan, saying “Jonathan will lose “2015
elections because he was surrounded by greedy people’’, a statement, he
said was applauded by the President’s political opponents.
alleged utterances by “my two sons” (Dokubo and Kuku), though Kuku has
categorically denied ever making such statement while in the United States
(U.S.). He, however, added that the same Dokubo had in December 2012
criticised President Jonathan, saying “Jonathan will lose “2015
elections because he was surrounded by greedy people’’, a statement, he
said was applauded by the President’s political opponents.
Clark added: “One will like to express strong reservations on the
House’s reaction which seems to be one sided and discriminatory because the
House had not condemned similar provocative seditions and more inflammatory
statements made by some Nigerian leaders especially the Northerners, more so
when some of the incitements arising from such statements
are currently causing serious security problems in Nigeria.
House’s reaction which seems to be one sided and discriminatory because the
House had not condemned similar provocative seditions and more inflammatory
statements made by some Nigerian leaders especially the Northerners, more so
when some of the incitements arising from such statements
are currently causing serious security problems in Nigeria.
“Mr. Speaker and my most respected Honourable members, I demand to
know why the most respected Green carpet House did not react to such
statements. It is only when a satisfactory answer is given for the lawmakers’
silence to past inflammatory statements that the House can be seen
to be above sectional, tribal, political and religious influence”.
know why the most respected Green carpet House did not react to such
statements. It is only when a satisfactory answer is given for the lawmakers’
silence to past inflammatory statements that the House can be seen
to be above sectional, tribal, political and religious influence”.
Source: Guardian
