South-West govs condemn police officer’s disrespects of Sanwo-Olu, fault current federalism



The South-West Governors’ Forum has frowned at the ‘disrespect’ displayed by a Chief Superintendent of Police, Abimbola Oyewole, who openly defied the order of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, which required he and his men to vacate the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state.

The incident which happened on Tuesday at the estate was captured in a video that went viral on social media.

The Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in a statement he personally signed, described the content of the video as disconcerting.

Akeredolu said the utter disrespect, which underlines the response of the officer to the Governor establishes, beyond doubt, the impracticability of the current system, dubiously christened “Federalism”.

The statement was titled ‘Southwest Governors: Police Officer’s Disrespect To Sanwo-Olu An Unacceptable Intrusion… Say Lagos Must Deploy Amotekun Now.’

It read, “We are in possession of a video which has gone viral on the social media concerning the disgraceful exchange between a police officer, a CSP, and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, the supposed Chief Security Officer of the State, at the Magodo Residential Estate.

“The content of the video is very disconcerting, and this is being charitable. The utter disrespect, which underlines the response of the officer to the Governor establishes, beyond doubt, the impracticability of the current system, dubiously christened “Federalism”. An arrangement, which compels the Governor of a State to seek clarifications on security issues in his jurisdiction from totally extraneous bodies or persons, is a sure recipe for anarchy.


“We condemn, very strongly, this brazen assault on decency. We call on the IG to explain the justification for this intrusion. This is not acceptable. Any expectations of rapprochement between so-called federating units and federal security agencies are becoming forlorn, progressively, due to deliberate acts which mock our very avowal to ethics and professionalism.

“We condemn, in very clear terms, the role of the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami SAN in this act of gross moral turpitude.

“We, on our part, will continue to interrogate the current system, which treats elected representatives of the people as mere prefects, while appointed office holders ride rough shod over them as Lords of the Manor. If the purported Chief Security Officers of the States of the Federation require clearance from the office of the IG on matters within their areas of jurisdictions, only hypocrites will wonder why the current security crisis deepens and there appears to be no solution in the foreseeable future.

“We stand by our brother, the Governor of Lagos State. We advise him to deploy the Regional security outfit in the State to protect the lives and property of the people.


“We call on the President and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces to rein in the excesses of certain elements bent on acting in a manner capable of eroding the bond of trust existing between the people and the Federal Government. It is preposterous for political appointees to seek to undermine the very structure of service upon which their appointments rest.”

The PUNCH reported that Sanwo-Olu was at the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area on Tuesday to calm residents who were protesting against the planned invasion and demolition of properties in the estate.

The estate management had ordered a closure of the estate gates in protest against the planned demolition.


Policemen numbering about 50 had recently accompanied suspected land grabbers and members of a family to invade the estate in order to claim possession of property.

During the invasion, the group used red, brown and blue inks to inscribe ‘ID/795/88 Possession Taken Today 21/12/21 by Court Order,’ on various properties in the estate.

The suspected land grabbers were said to have operated based on a judgment by the Supreme Court.

Addressing the protesters, the Governor assured residents that he had called for a meeting that will have representatives of the residents association, those of the suspected land grabbers and the police.

This is as he expressed the belief that the meeting which will hold today(Wednesday) at his office will resolve the issue on the ground.


https://punchng.com/south-west-govs-condemn-police-officers-disrespects-of-sanwo-olu-fault-current-federalism/

As for me, the CSP did nothing wrong

He was acting according to what the Supreme Court said.

Na dem sabi.

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tutudesz
Wifesnatcher

Say something here please.

Kriss216:
tutudesz
Wifesnatcher

Say something here please.

CSP disrespected the Governor in what way By telling the Governor to call the IG or AGF
There's a reason senior officer will ask policemen and soldiers who their commanding officer is, so they can reach them.
The CSP is not a national assembly members that allow such law

The police nigga only told sanwo olu it's an order from malami and IGP, he's in the best position to talk to the FG that he's just at the estate carrying out their orders

Twas such a show of shame
That debacle must never repeat itself never again

Apt response from Aketi

Federal police shouldn't be the one over land matters, and shouldn't be in the backyard of the state cso without his knowledge. That's like a coup.
All govs have to speak up on this and correct it because an injury to one is an injury to all

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DubaiLandLord:
As for me, the CSP did nothing wrong

He was acting according to what the Supreme Court said.

It was the media and people that blew it out of proportion, there wasn't any disrespect or disregard intended.

CannibalTorment:
It was the media and people that blew it out of proportion, there wasn't any disrespect or disregard intended.

There was no disrespect from the csp personally. It was a disrespect from the current constitution of Nigeria. The gov wasn't angry with the csp guy

I didn't see any disrespect in what the officer said. He just told the governor that he is there on the orders of the Attorney general and when the Governor insisted that he call the AG, he told him that he was too low or too junior of an officer to make such a call and that the governor was in a better place to make the call.

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kayuseful:


There was no disrespect from the csp personally. It was a disrespect from the current constitution of Nigeria. The gov wasn't angry with the csp guy

You are right.

The Supreme Court ruling should be obeyed and the police have right to enforce it; even if we had state police controlled by the governor.

The Law is supreme and separation of powers should be respected. Executive, don't interfere with court rulings.

That was a disrespect. The Governor of a state should have a firm control over the security architecture in his jurisdiction and not some external actors thousands of kilometers away.

They are blowing this thing out of proportion.

If the man was a state police officer on the governor's order, will he obey another order from the IG?

If the Supreme Court sack Sanwo Olu himself, will he disobey the supreme Court and remain in office.


Abeg, Sanwo should go and be giving order to LASMA, na where him power reach be that.

The Punch calling the real owners of the land land grabbers is absurd; the so-called land grabbers won at the SC for God's sake.

For me, the landlorfs disobeying the ruling are the land grabbers; The reporter must be one of them or his palm may have be greased.

Make una free the Police Officer....The Governor ridiculed his authority and position.

The police man ought to have pushed those nuisance yes including pointing puppet sanwo olu...


Why??


He has the backing of the supreme Court, IGP and AGF

Who is ordinary sanwo olu??

Sanwo Olu needed a slap. Who cares?

This is how sane minds should be thinking, not comparing Sanwo-Olu to one voice-cracked thug who uses machete to address his audience.

What happened yesterday is enough for the Southern governors to push for state police.
Nigeria needs sensible people in government because the masses with bear the brunt of thuggery and gangsterism in the corridors of power. We have done that for over 60 years.

CSP Oyewole can’t be blamed, he was only carrying out his duty as ordered from above.
Until we restructure and practice TRUE FEDERALISM this kind of issue would be a recurring decimal.

On a personal note, the governor shouldn’t have been there in the first place and the so called disrespect wouldn’t have happened had the governor phoned the IGP and AGF himself.

Oyewole? A Yoruba man respectfully disrespecting a Yoruba governor on Yoruba soul! I’m not a tribalist, but I don’t thing a Hausa/Fulani man can do same in the core North.

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