Osun State Governor, Rauf
Aregbesola, on Tuesday stated that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur
Buratai, averted coup in Nigeria.
Aregbesola made the declaration
at the Osun State House of Assembly in Osogbo, the state capital.
He urged the House to pass a
resolution commending Buratai for his thorough professionalism and belief in
the current democracy.
The governor also called for a
probe into the coup allegation with a view to bringing any erring officer to
book.
Recall that Buratai, last week,
said he received information that some individuals were approaching some
officers and soldiers for political reasons.
Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka
Usman, Director Army Public Relations, said on the basis of that, Buratai “has
warned such persons to desist from these acts”.
Aregbesola, however, canvassed
for a change in the mode of legislative representation based on only
geographical space to more modern criteria like occupation and professional
categories.
His words: “I have also made the strident call for a political system and practice that is best suited for our clime, which will bring inclusion and amount to real political empowerment for all the people.
“I have, after our revered leaders, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Bola Ige, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and others, all convinced federalist, argued that for a plural society like ours, true federal practice is a minimum condition of statehood.
“We are so diverse as a people that anything short of true federalism is an invitation to chaos.”
COUP OR NO COUP WE NEED GOOD GOVERNANCE. WE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH AS AND WHEN NECESSARY TO AVOID RUMOURS AND SPECULATIONS. Jay 2, Abuja.
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