House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has
denied comparing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Yoruba Nation
agitators to Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The representative of the Surulere area of Lagos is under fire
for his comments at Wednesday’s plenary.
A statement Wednesday night by his spokesman, Lanre Fasasi
insisted there was no mention of any group during Gbaja’s address.
He noted that the Speaker condemned miscreants and criminals
for taking advantage of the separatist agitations to carry out unscrupulous
acts.
Fasasi said his principal expressed concern about emerging
threats that present the clear and present danger.
He quoted Gbajabiamila as saying: “In the South of Nigeria,
East and West, miscreants and criminals masquerading as separatist activists
have emerged to wreak havoc, take lives and commit economic sabotage against
fellow Nigerians and the state.
“These people, in their inclination for devastating violence
against fellow citizens, their appetite for the destruction of private
property, their disruption of academic activities, commerce, and industry,
their propensity for defiling institutions of the state, society and community,
their refusal to engage in debate, or to consider the possibility of dissenting
opinions and alternative viewpoints, are no different from Boko Haram and
ISWAP.”
Fasasi said what was conspicuous in the speech was the focus
on the activities of miscreants, criminals and effects on the country.
The aide stressed that the Speaker never condemned
secessionists or compared them to terrorists.
“The Speaker is not alone on the concern about an apparent
emergence of a band of miscreants and criminals as different patriotic
Nigerians have expressed similar concerns”, the statement added.
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