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Kogi Defends Excavation Of Roads, Says It Is A Strategy To Protect Citizens From Terrorists

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February 24, 2023
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Lokoja – The Kogi State Government, says the excavation of some roads in Kogi Central was a deliberate security measure aimed at securing life and property before, during and after the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections.

Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications made this clarification in a statement in Lokoja in Friday.

Fanwo said the excavation was to divert
traffic off “those roads with a view to restricting the use of the roads by criminals who had been breaching the peace of the area with attendant loss of lives and property.”

The Commissioner “drew the attention of the public to an explosion that rocked the Okehi Local Government Secretariat Complex a few days ago, as well as the Okene blast of December 29, 2022, during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the State to justify its action.

“The security agencies ensured no life was lost as a result of the recent explosion, but the State Government convened an emergency Security Council Meeting to address the security challenges in the area with a view to devising strategies of averting possible future occurrence, especially as the State witnessed a similar explosion on December 29, 2022 at Okene.

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“One of the measures arrived at was to restrict the number of routes to the flashpoints to enable security agents properly mount effective surveillance on the other access roads for the safety of the people, especially as they go to the polls on Saturday February 25, 2023.

“We thank the State Ministry of Works and Urban Development for their proactive efforts on the road,” he stated.

Fanwo frowned at the outburst of PDP Senatorial Candidate in the Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over the government decision.

“Could it be taken to mean that she was benefitting from the seeming insecurity in Kogi Central, ? Fanwo asked.

He noted specifically that as an indigene of Okehi Local Government Area, Natasha had not considered it expedient till now to sympathise with the people over the recent explosion.

“To her, their lives do not matter. But she was quick to characteristically blackmail the State Government when measures were taken to protect her people,” he said.

He warned those sponsoring terrorism in the state to desist as security agents had enough evidence to nab masterminds.

“Some of the masterminds of the Okene blast of December 29, 2022 have been arrested and they are giving useful statements to security agents.

“With the current measures in Okehi Local Government, we are confident that the cowards who attacked the symbol of unity of the Okehi people will not escape from justice,” he disclosed.

“Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan should recognise the fact that the administration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello will never slaughter security on the slab of politics and will ruthlessly deal with criminal elements and their sponsors whose hearts are not immersed in the culture of peace of the Ebira Nation.

“As a Government, our responsibility is to protect the Kogi people, and sometimes, we have to take drastic and even temporarily discomforting steps to achieve that.

“INEC and security agents have not complained about accessing every part of Okehi Local Government Area in particular and Kogi Central in general.

“Why is Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan crying on behalf of INEC when as an institution, INEC has communication structures and platforms?”

“The state government called on Kogites to disregard allegations of trying to use local militias to harass voters.

“The protagonists of such fiction are elements who want to create panic in the state because of desperation to provoke chaos to cover up for their political feebleness.

“We assure the people of Kogi Central and Kogi State in general to come out en masse to cast their votes as adequate security arrangements are in place to protect them before, during and after the polls.

“Those who need to worry are criminals who will never be spared in the state,” Fanwo explained.

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KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT

PRESS STATEMENT

CUTTING OFF SOME ROADS IN KOGI CENTRAL IS A DELIBERATE SECURITY MEASURE

1. The Government of Kogi State wishes to inform members of the public that the excavation of some roads in Kogi Central was to cut off traffic on those roads as a security measure to restrict the use of those roads by criminals who have been breaching the peace of the area.

2. It would be recalled that a couple of days ago, the Secretariat Complex of Okehi Local Government suffered from the effect of an explosive devise. The security agencies ensured no life was lost as a result of the explosion, but the State Government convened an emergency Security Council Meeting to address the security challenges in the area with a view to devising strategies of averting possible future occurrence, especially as we witnessed similar explosion on December 29, 2022 at Okene.

3. One of the measures arrived at was to restrict the number of routes to the flashpoints to enable security agents properly mount effective surveillance on the other access roads for the safety of the people, especially as they go to the polls on Saturday February 25,2023. We thank the State Ministry of Works and Urban Development for their proactive efforts on the road.

4. The cry of one Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over the measure to ensure security is therefore not a surprise. As an indigene of Okehi Local Government Area, she has not considered it expedient till now to sympathize with her people over the explosion that affected Okehi Local Government Area Secretariat Complex. To her, their lives do not matter. But she was quick to characteristically blackmail the State Government when measures were taken to protect her people. Does she benefit anything from insecurity in Kogi Central? How does the streamlining of routes into the flash point affect her?

5. Some of the masterminds of the Okene blast of December 29, 2022 have been arrested and they are giving useful statements to security agents. With the current measures in Okehi Local Government, we are confident that the cowards who attacked the symbol of unity of the Okehi people will not escape from justice. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan should recognise the fact that the administration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello will never slaughter security on the slab of politics and will ruthlessly deal with criminal elements and their sponsors whose hearts are not immersed in the culture of peace of the Ebira Nation.

6. As a Government, our responsibility is to protect the Kogi people and sometimes, we have to take drastic and even temporarily discomforting steps to achieve that. INEC and security agents have not complained about accessing every part of Okehi Local Government Area in particular and Kogi Central in general. Why is Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan crying on behalf of INEC when as an institution, INEC has communication structures and platforms?

7. We also wish to call on Kogites to disregard allegations of trying to use local militias to harass voters. The protagonists of such fiction are elements who want to create panic in the state because of desperation to provoke chaos to cover up for their political feebleness. We assure the people of Kogi Central and Kogi State in general to come out en masse to cast their votes as adequate security arrangements are in place to protect them before, during and after the polls. Those who need to worry and criminals who will never be spared in the state.

Kingsley Femi Fanwo

Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications. (vitalnewsngr.com)

 

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