It is no longer news that Borno State has become the
biggest hunting ground for Boko Haram insurgents in the past few months
but despite this development the state Governor, Kashim Shettima, has
declared that he will not hand over power to any sole Military
administrator on May 29.
The governor is reported by Premium times as saying that elections in
Borno must hold by all means because the constitution does not make
provisions
for the hand over to a military administrator.
Shettima made this comment at a ceremony where he was presiding over the swearing-in of the 50 special advisers he recently appointed. Reacting to the growing concerns amongst citizens in the state that the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) might not conduct elections in the state, which will give room for a sole administrator to take over power in May when his tenure elapses, the governor said
“Any retired soldier or a retired policeman who is waiting to be posted here as a sole administrator is wasting his time, because there is no place in our constitution where a sole administrator is allowed to govern a state during a democratic dispensation. In the worst-case scenario, the option is to extend the lifespan of our administration for six months.”
The Borno governor said that elections had been in Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya and even Somalia where similar cases of insecurity had existed and queried why it should different in Nigeria.
“it is unfortunate that some people are calling for the postponement of the February general elections because they know they cannot win election; that is why they are agitating for a postponement.”
The governor recalled that in the over 1,000 years of Borno’s great history, the people had experienced many adversities and had survived most of them which includes the Rabeh Azzubair’s invasion and the Maitatsine crisis adding that the Boko Haram insurgency will not be an exception.
He called on the newly appointed special advisers to collaborate with other cabinet members in order to work for the success of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming elections.
“All Nigerians must vote for the APC because change is on air. As such, Nigerians must unite irrespective of race, region, religion and tribe to secure the country because the ruling PDP has failed us all,” the governor said
Borno State has been the major state attacked by Boko Haram insurgents lately with the most prominent part of Borno now under the rule of insurgents being Baga Town.
Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima
for the hand over to a military administrator.
Shettima made this comment at a ceremony where he was presiding over the swearing-in of the 50 special advisers he recently appointed. Reacting to the growing concerns amongst citizens in the state that the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) might not conduct elections in the state, which will give room for a sole administrator to take over power in May when his tenure elapses, the governor said
“Any retired soldier or a retired policeman who is waiting to be posted here as a sole administrator is wasting his time, because there is no place in our constitution where a sole administrator is allowed to govern a state during a democratic dispensation. In the worst-case scenario, the option is to extend the lifespan of our administration for six months.”
The Borno governor said that elections had been in Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya and even Somalia where similar cases of insecurity had existed and queried why it should different in Nigeria.
“it is unfortunate that some people are calling for the postponement of the February general elections because they know they cannot win election; that is why they are agitating for a postponement.”
The governor recalled that in the over 1,000 years of Borno’s great history, the people had experienced many adversities and had survived most of them which includes the Rabeh Azzubair’s invasion and the Maitatsine crisis adding that the Boko Haram insurgency will not be an exception.
He called on the newly appointed special advisers to collaborate with other cabinet members in order to work for the success of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming elections.
“All Nigerians must vote for the APC because change is on air. As such, Nigerians must unite irrespective of race, region, religion and tribe to secure the country because the ruling PDP has failed us all,” the governor said
Borno State has been the major state attacked by Boko Haram insurgents lately with the most prominent part of Borno now under the rule of insurgents being Baga Town.
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