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A socio-political group, Igala Vanguard, has described the statement credited to Kogi State Governor, through his aide Kingsley Fanwo, as parochial and sectional.
In a statement signed by the convener, Engineer Lawrence Akpa, the group said it is aware of the governor’s moves to recommend his surrogates from Igala area of the state as replacement for late Chief James Ocholi SAN as minister of the Federal republic of Nigeria.
The group also alleged that the current move to “impose a lackey from the Igala axis is coming after all efforts to influence the appointment of his kinsman failed to fly due to the current crisis in the Presidency”.
Igala vanguard wondered why the governor’s aide would describe peaceful protesters as ‘political jobbers’.
“The present development and agitation for replacement of late Barrister Ocholi has clearly exposed the hidden agenda of Yahaya Bello’s administration to scuttle the progress of Igala race through pretense”, it said.
“What is wrong with peaceful and legitimate agitation for the replacement of an Igala minister six months after the demise of Ocholi? But it is morally right for Gov Bello to recommend two Ebira sons as Ambassadors at the expense of the Igala majority in the state.
“The two ambassadorial nominees from Kogi state are both from Kogi Central. Kogi East and Kogi West are completely alienated and this is because Governor Bello wants it that way.
“Our youths were only engaged in a peaceful protest aiming at drawing the attention of the President to the present predicament of Igala Kingdom and to our greatest surprise, Kingsley Fanwo described them as Jobbers and Criminals! Kogi state government must be educated that nobody can stop any group from organising legitimate protests.
“We call on Kingsley Fanwo and other paid media agents of the state government to weigh the political implications of public statements before pushing such out next time to guide against fanning embers of discord in the state.
The group urged the entire Igala public opinion analysts, critics and leaders to double their efforts to ensure the replacement of late Barrister Ocholi is done with equity in mind.
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