Don’t set Nigeria on fire, Jakande warns
Posted by: Rilwan in News 8 hours ago

The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has warned those in position of authority to be wary of actions that could lead to chaos in the country.
Alhaji Jakande bemoaned the “militarisation of democracy” tactics employed by the Federal Government in Ekiti State and now Osun, describing it as unfortunate.
The veteran journalists said never in the history of the nation has election been so tense as the case of the Osun governorship election.
He said: “The electorate should be allowed to freely choose their leader without molestation, inducement or harassment.
“The idea of deploying large numbers of security operatives is wrong and should not be encouraged. It discourages the electorate from discharging their duty and gives room for impunity.”
Jakande asserted that those who are heating up the polity do not love Nigeria.
Nigerians, he warned, should beware of desperate politicians who want to win elections at all cost.
He enjoined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain its neutrality at all times, saying that allegations of connivance with any particular political party is not good for the integrity of the commission.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described as appalling the appearance of soldiers in hoods in Osun State at a time the state is soaked in election tension.
MURIC said: “Soldiers in hoods can be anybody: fake security officials, political thugs, Boko Haram insurgents or Niger Delta militants. Anything is possible.”
MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, described as worrisome the brutalisation of Ayodeji Moradeyo and Binafia Miebi, reporter and cameraman with Television Continental (TVC) respectively, by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists at the secretariat of the PDP in Osogbo while they were on fact-finding mission.
Akintola said: “Whereas politicians in developed countries regard members of the press as partners and an integral part of electioneering, Nigerian politicians are turning journalists into punching bags.
“MURIC strongly denounces these two developments. They constitute potent threats to a free and fair election. Hooded soldiers are serious sources of worry. They create fear and engender suspicion about the intention of the Federal Government.
“Attacks on pressmen during an election symptomise a lack of readiness to embrace transparency. With these developments, fears are being raised that the ground for a severely doctored gubernatorial election skewed in favour of the controllers of the security agencies is already well laid.”
Akintola called on the Chief of Army Staff to explain to Nigerians if the hood is part of a soldier’s kit.
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Akintola called on the Chief of Army Staff to explain to Nigerians if the hood is part of a soldier’s kit.

The military authorities have lot of explanation to make in this regard.

A sensitive and important unifying factor like the Military should not be allow to become partisan....those encouraging this type would only end up in the tiger's belly.

"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely".
Sooner than later, we shall see how the dice rolls.