A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Garus Gololo, has advised governors and leaders of South West, Nigeria, to tread cautiously, if their agitation for power shift in 2023 is anything to go by.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Gololo said, the idea of running a full-fledged armed security outfit at the geopolitical zonal level and refusing to allow its integration into the planned Federal Government’s Community Policing program, could jeopardize the chances of the Yoruba people in clinching the presidency come 2023.

Southwest governors had last year, launched a seemingly community security movement across the 6 states of the region, codenamed ‘Amotekun’.

The Federal Government kicked against having such security network across the states and moved to proscribe it.

The governors, however, swiftly made the bill establishing ‘Amotekun’ passed through the Houses of Assembly of various states.

Having passed the bill and assented to by various governors, the security outfit was officially launched two weeks ago in Ondo State, after the first set of volunteers passed out from the training.

Speaking on a Television program on Tuesday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, said ‘Amotekun’ cannot operate outside the structures laid down by the Nigeria Police authorities.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, while responding to Mallam Shehu’s statement, insisted the ‘Amotekun’ would not be subsumed by the Nigeria’s security authorities.

This statement was also corroborated by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, while addressing Local Government Council Chairmen, stressing that the Federal Government would not be allowed to control the ‘Amotekun’ structures.

But Gololo, while responding to questions, underscored the importance of having a community policing network, in the face of insecurity in the country.

“But saying a particular region wants to have its own security network outside the control of the Federal Government is a ridicule to the essence of national security.

“Nigeria is a sovereign state and since we still practice federalism, it is very imperative for the Federal Government to do all within her capacity to keep the nation as one.

“If the leaders of South West are serious about seeking power to return to the region in 2023, then ‘Amotekun’ is their least worries. They should allow the Nigeria’s security agency design the operational modules for ‘Amotekun’ as a community police.

“Except they are telling us that ‘Amotekun’ means different thing from what we know. There is no harm in allowing the Inspector-General of Police to supervise the activities of people who are trained to carry gun. We should work for the interest of one Nigeria, if they have the interest of this nation at heart and also seek to lead the country in 2023”, Gololo added.

Nigeriabiafra80:
Any carrot and stick game
While biafra agitation will cost igbo presidency
Nawaooo
If you know ,u know
Southerners should realize that falling for this type of childish game north plays shows how stupid we are

Tomiwa69:
Chop ur presidency[/s]
On amotekun we stand
Amotekite to the world

ThatFairGuy1:
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Nothing like chop YOUR presidency. He's just airing his view.
Besides the word "your" used their is not appropriate. NO ONE OWN PRESIDENCY

LaboPolitics:


Speaking on a Television program on Tuesday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, said ‘Amotekun’ cannot operate outside the structures laid down by the Nigeria Police authorities.

https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/08/ondo-gov-akeredolu-meets-tinubu-speaks-on-2023-presidency/

You can imagine the audacity

When you started hisbah, and you stood by them, did it cost you anything Did it cost you the presidency

Why must you dictate for others

Abi na which kind 2 faced people be this

I don't blame you, CPC couldn't win the election without the help of the south, South West to be precise and now you have the audacity to dictate

Something dey worry una

LaboPolitics:


But your ewedu skull has the audacity to tell other regions, that they will never be president. No be so?

That your own bitter melecine, we go push down ya throat.

ThatFairGuy1:

If we tell Ndi Igbo they can't be president, we're just saying the truth.
This is what chigozirim have to say

LaboPolitics:


Same thing applies when we tell ewedugerians like you that yoruba will never smell Aso till Igbos take their turn in the zonal arrangement.

You have lost 87% of every presidential election you've voted in since 1959 till date and you yorubas have never been united at the polls, always splitting your votes and dribbling yourselves with 'we don't put all our eggs in one basket' self-deceit, when we all that yoruba problem is lack of unity. While yoruba muslims are singing soprano, yoru-christians are throwing shekere.

Tinubu's greatest adversaries are yorubas who are gathering to share his meat like they did to MKO and Awolowo.

JAMO4REAL1:
Amotekun is here to stay That's why I love this man AKETI. Odua republic is here to stay like Amotekun we dnt need your presidency

TheVultureGrill:
Brown roofians!

trutharena:


Lol, you don't know history and that is sad.

Yoruba have been elected thrice through the ballot, a feat the Igbos have NEVER achieved.

Also, check every election since 1979, the Yorubas have ALWAYS given BLOC vote if the Presidential candidate is a Yoruba man.

Check 1979, 1983, 1993, 1999, and 2003 election results to validate my claim.

However the Igbos are confused entity that have consistently given the Fulanis more chance against their own because of blind loyalty to a party. You did that for Zik, Ojukwu, and etc.

The Yorubas only have divided vote when the presidential candidate is from another tribe. Check the election results!

LaboPolitics:


Only one yorubaman been SUCCESSFULLY elected as President. That was OBJ.
History also has it that he was elected by other regions WITHOUT yoruba useless votes. Hit your history books my friend.

LaboPolitics:


Only one yorubaman been SUCCESSFULLY elected as President. That was OBJ.
History also has it that he was elected by other regions WITHOUT yoruba useless votes. Hit your history books my friend.

trutharena:


Stop saying nonsense. Abiola was also elected president with vote cutting across both North and South except the Sad East.

Obasanjo was voted by Yoruba with bloc vote in 2003 too. You better go back to study history more omo Igbo.

leokid866:

You really should be the one to hit the books....I don't know why you people like to disgrace us up and down....go school you will not listen....

LaboPolitics:


Mention the other yorubaman that was succesfully ELECTED and sat in Aso rock to preside over the affair of Nigerians apart from OBJ. Keywords here- elected, presided.


Olodo rabata! Na to chop fish head na him you sabi.

trutharena:


Mention ONE IGBO that was successfully ELECTED to preside over the affair of Nigerians in the history of Nigeria since 1900. Keywords here- elected, presided.