Governor, Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has called on President
Jonathan to call his wife to order over what he says is 'inciting
speech' credited to her in recent times. Governor Fashola said President
Jonathan's silence over recent remarks made by his wife and some
associates like Asari Dokubo indicates his approval.
He said this while playing host to the Chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu at the state house on March
10th.
"When some people say if the president did not win an
election, this will happen and the president kept quiet, what message
is he sending to Nigerians? He is telling us that we are not safe if he
doesn’t win. The president must speak up and reassure Nigerians that the
country must be safe no matter the outcome of the election.
That is his responsibility. It is not enough to sign a peace accord but
to act it. If the president wants to campaign in any state 24 hours, he
is allowed but there are things he must publicly dissociate himself
from. He must publicly dissociate himself from his wife’s inciting
comments, he must. He must disown them and his leadership will be
defined by whether he does it himself or ask his aides to go and say it.
When all is said and done, this election will define his tenure for
many reasons" he said
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