…..Says perpetrators enemies of the people
By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Presidentt of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has condemned the recent attacks at some Police formations and Correctional facilities in Imo State, described the perpetrators as enemies of the people.
According to the statement signed by the Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, Ola Awoniyi, Lawan said the aim of the attLawan said the aim of the
“We have been experiencing insecurity recently especially in Imo State – the jail break, burning of Police Headquarters and so on and so forth.
These may be attempts by enemies of the people to distract this administration or indeed the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“When a government programme or project is vandalised, when a government institution is vandalised and burnt, those doing so are enemies of the people because when you incarcerate someone in prison and normally the due process would have been followed. This is in the public interest and therefore for anyone, whosoever that person is, to go and release prisoners or burnt down the Correctional centre otherwise known as prison, is No 1 enemy of the people.
“Our security agencies need more resources to ensure that we are all protected and life is secured as well as our property. We will continue to support our security agencies in partnership with the Executive arm of government.
Lawan urged the people of Imo State to continue to support the government of the day.
The Senate President said the achievements recorded despite the decline in revenues were the result of prudence and discipline.
Lawan also justified the good working relationship between the National Assembly and the Executive.
“We do so consciously. We do so purposely. We do so patriotically because we believe that both arms of government are voted in to serve the people and where we have to disagree with the Executive arm of government, we will do so.
“We have done so before and if it becomes necessary to do so, we will do it again. But where we have no cause to differ, where we have no cause to say No, we will not differ and we will not say No,” Lawan said.
Senate President was accompanied on the trip by Senator Jibrin Barau, Senator Biobarakuma Degi, Senator Halliru Jika, Senator Sani Musa, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele.
