The Audu/Faleke Political Organization has raised the alarm over alleged desperate moves by the Yahaya Bello administration to get the leadership of the Department of State Services (DSS) write a security report to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, alerting of an impending anarchy in Kogi State should Bello lose his case at the Supreme Court.
A statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the group, Hon Duro Meseko said the Audu/Faleke Political Organization decided not to dismiss the allegation that has assumed a wildfire dimension in the state as mere rumour but to quickly draw attention of the authorities to it.
Meseko said, attention of the Audu/Faleke Political Organization has been drawn to the rumour making the rounds in Kogi State of moves by Alhaji Yahaya Bello and some of his senior officials to convince the leadership of the Department of State Services to write a security report advising the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN ) on the implications of Bello’s removal from office.
According to the statement, the DSS is to state in their report that there would be anarchy in the state should the governor be removed from office.
Meseko said; “We wish to state categorically that as a responsible organization, we would not subscribe to mere allegations and rumours but we decided to take this one seriously because of it’s implications for the wider interests of Kogites and Nigerians in general. As they say, there is no smoke without fire”.
“We hereby state as follows :That it is completely untrue for anyone to say that there would be anarchy in Kogi State should Yahaya Bello be removed from office. Rather, there would be spontaneous jubilations across the state by citizens who have gone through untold hardships since Bello assumed office.
“Bello’s removal from office will bring peace to Kogi State instead of anarchy as exemplified by the recent episode at the Lokoja central mosque, where he was stoned by irate youths and women who continually chorused “Bello must go” songs.
“His removal from office would elicit a new lease of life for workers and Pensioners who are being owed salaries and allowances running to 8 months now.
“ Removal of Bello from office, would end the era of kleptocracy that has become the hallmark of his administration as evidenced by the avalanche of petitions against him before the various anti-corruption agencies.
“We hereby call on the leadership of the DSS to shun such satanic requests as the people of the state are completely tired of Bello and his team and waiting patiently for the good news of a new administration that would wipe their tears of pain and agony away.
“For our highly respected CJN, we have no doubts that should such a letter be sent to him, he would waste no time in throwing it to the waste-bin where it belongs. The apex court is peopled with people of unimpeachable integrity whose sole interest is upholding justice and the rule of law at all times,” Meseko concluded.
