Sincere 9gerian: By Soni Daniel

Northern youths, Tuesday, lashed out at the Federal Government for slamming state of emergency on three northern states of Adamawa,Borno and Yobe, describing the move as punitive and a serious setback to democracy.

They contended that the declaration of emergency rule in the affected states didnot only negate the recent amnesty committee to dialogue with Boko Haram members but equally showed that the government was insincere in raising the committee in the first place.

This position was shared by the Presidents of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima and his Arewa Youth Forum, Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, in separate interviews with Vanguard.

Shettima, who described the action of the government as a ploy to further humiliate and expose the people of the north to avoidable hardship, regretted that the administration had continued to take actions that deny the people the true benefits of democracy.

The ACF leader, who questioned why Bayelsa State was not included on the list despite the large number of policemen killed by kidnappers and militants in recent weeks, noted that the action was deliberately taken to punish the north.

On the other hand, Gujungu noted that the President should have adopted a political approach to resolve the insurgency problem rather than apply the stringent rule, which he noted, would lead to serious suffering on the part of the citizens of the three states.

“The emergency rule declared in the three states is unfortunate, politically-motivated and totally uncalled for,” he noted.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/state-of-emergency-setback-to-nigerias-democracy-arewa-youths/

The ACF leader, who questioned
why Bayelsa State was not
included on the list despite the
large number of policemen killed
by kidnappers and militants in
recent weeks, noted that the
action was deliberately taken to
punish the north.

omiobo:

They should all go to hell.

ebucha: Which Northern youth?

13volts: The military has enjoyed full access and support of the governments in the affected states. The military also enjoyed the full privileges of using force – many times excessive – on any citizen they without hindrance from the state governments in the past two years.

So what exactly has hindered the military so much that they needed to compel Mr. President to give them a state of emergency to operate under? I am at loss here – completely. What has the state of emergency achieved when it was declared under this regime in some local governments including those now under Boko Haram occupation?

I need to be convinced how declaration of the state of emergency could make Boko Haram an exception.

13volts: The military has enjoyed full access and support of the governments in the affected states. The military also enjoyed the full privileges of using force – many times excessive – on any citizen they without hindrance from the state governments in the past two years.

So what exactly has hindered the military so much that they needed to compel Mr. President to give them a state of emergency to operate under? I am at loss here – completely. What has the state of emergency achieved when it was declared under this regime in some local governments including those now under Boko Haram occupation?

I need to be convinced how declaration of the state of emergency could make Boko Haram an exception.

berem: I wonder why the governors and their legislatures were not removed. This is not an absolute state of emergency .

ebucha: Which Northern youth?

berem: I wonder why the governors and their legislatures were not removed. This is not an absolute state of emergency .

badmrkt: you will always find faults in whatever he does.