BREAKING NEWS, Politics
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GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, March 30, declared that no student was abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014.
More than 200 students were reportedly adopted by the terror group on April 14, 2014. But Fayose said the report was politically motivated to influence public opinion against the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the 2015 general elections.
The governor barred his mind while declaring open a two-day workshop on “Political Aspirants Capacity Enhancement” organised by Women Arise for Change Initiative. It was organised for women from Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states.
Fayose said: “Today, many opposition leaders are underground… I don’t know if there are missing girls but no indication has shown that. It is a political strategy, because I don’t think any girl is missing. If they are missing, let them find them.”
The governor also took a swipe at #BringBackOurGirls campaigners, accusing some of them trying to use the campaign to get appointments.
Besides, he said: “I’m concerned about the activities of human rights groups. Today the government of the day is obeying court order of their choice, while human rights are not respected.
“We must talk about government providing cover for criminals. You are now using that person to harass innocent person. You will never have peace when you hide justice.”
According to the governor, “Police came into town yesterday (Tuesday, March 29) to arrest political opponents. If you like, demonise me, I will demonise you. I don’t need the police and the SSS (Department of State Services) to walk in my state. It is when you are not popular that you walk with police.
“Any government that rises against me, that government will come down. I’m Peter the rock. By engaging me, you make me more popular and relevant and then court sympathy. I’m one person that is going places. That is why all these challenges are against me.”
The governor urged women seeking elective offices to be loyal to their husbands.
Joe Okei-Odumakin, president of the initiative, said the objective of the workshop was to enhance women political participation and their inclusion in decision making process by promoting female political aspirants and appointees. She said it was to encourage a more massive political mobilisation of women.
She lamented that Nigerian women had not fully involved themselves in politics, despite the constitutional provisions giving them rights to political participation.
— Mar 30, 2016 @ 13:10 GMT
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