According to him, any attempt to arrest members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State under the guise of stemming political violence will be counter-productive.
The governor, who decried the reported violence in Rivers and other states in the country, said, “Only a president with ulterior political motives will elevate political violence above the kind of genocide carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State.”
Fayose, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, wondered why the President, who did not utter a word until over 400 Agatu people of Benue State were murdered, swiftly reacted to the reported political violence in Rivers State from faraway Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
He said, “In Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Fulani herdsmen allegedly killed over 400 people, including children and pregnant women, destroyed more than ten villages; President Buhari did not raise his voice against this genocide until I condemned his silence.
“Also in Mile 12, Lagos, 15 persons, including two children were killed with property worth several millions of Naira destroyed during a clash between Hausa and Yoruba; President Buhari did not give the security services any clear directives to deal decisively with anyone.
“Even though one is not against any action of the government aimed at curbing violence of whatever form, it is pertinent to ask the president whether or not killing of Nigerians should only attract his attention when it involves elections.”
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