The Plateau State Governor, Simon
Bako Lalong, has condemned the violent protest at the Government House led by
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in reaction to recent killings in
the state.
He noted that the protest
represents one of the saddest commentaries in the states collective resolve to
stand as a people united against evil.
Samuel Emmanuel Nanle, Lalong’s
Director of Press & Public Affairs, in a statement, said his principal was
taken aback that while Government is making concerted efforts in sustaining the
tempo of arrest and prosecution of the mastermind of bloodletting, unpatriotic
elements are choosing to frustrate this good intention.
He said, “What is more worrisome
about the protest is that protesters were not willing to listen to the voice of
reason in allowing the Governor attend to visiting Senate President,
Distinguish Senator Bukola Saraki and the Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
GCFR who were on a condolence visit to the State ahead of his addressing them.
“The Governor finds it
regrettable that while Government has chosen to recognize the right of its
citizens to peacefully assemble and protest within the confines of the law, the
conveners of the protest under the joint auspices of the Christian Association
of Nigeria, Northern Zone of Plateau State, the Youth Wing of Christian
Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Plateau State and Bazata Gospel Team allowed
the protest to be hijacked by hoodlums who took advantage of the procession led
by these Organizations, to destroy Government properties and vehicles of Civil
Servants and visitors to the Government House running into millions of naira.
“The Governor views this attack
on the seat of Government as a serious affront on the authority of the State
which should not be taken lightly because of the very clear and obvious
unpatriotic self serving interest of a few who have chosen to make a mockery of
the grief of the victims of the attack in Gashish District and other areas of
the Northern Senatorial District.
“Governor Lalong opines that the
name of the Church as a moral rectitude should not have been associated in any
way with any person or group of persons who would contemplate violence as a
show of discontent especially in this period that all Godly and peace loving
citizens are sharing in the grief of the bereaved, and calling on God in
prayers and sober reflection for healing in the Land.
“While Government mourns the loss
of innocent lives and has extended deep commiseration to victims of the
unfortunate attacks, with assurances that it will not rest on its oars in
fishing out the perpetrators, it would not fold its hands and watch disgruntled
citizens throw the State into a state of anarchy and chaos under the guise of mourning.
“The Governor also wishes to
thank the Security Agencies for professionally carrying out the duties of
restrain on the protesters without the use of force even in the face of extreme
provocation”.
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