The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has expressed concern over the frequent burning of government buildings and religious houses, but warned that such effrontery under any guise should seize forthwith or else, perpetrators will be severely dealt with.
Buhari, who was reacting to the recent fire incident that engulfed the Mamman Kontagora Building in Lagos where property worth millions of naira was destroyed, called on Nigerians to watch out for elements that might attempt to truncate his inauguration. He expressed worry why the ugly development happened especially during this period that is expected to usher him in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Buhari Support Organisation, in a statement issued by its Director of Media, Information Management and ICT, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, entitled: “Burning of Public and Religious building shall attract severe sanctions,” called on the Federal Government to provide adequate security with immediate effect.
According to him, Nigeria is back to pre-1983 era when shortly before Buhari became the military Head of State, “important and sensitive federal buildings were set ablaze by unpatriotic elements.”
He said, “That era is now being replayed with the recent fire incident that engulfed the Mamman Kontagora building in Lagos where property running into millions of naira was lost to the inferno. The Mamman Kotagora Building houses key government agencies such as the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, a financial institution that is key to the economic growth of the nation.
“In the same vein, we have suddenly been witnessing the orgy of killings and burning of places of worship by youth in Kaduna and Sokoto in particular. We are very worried about the timing of this fire incident as it coincides with another transitional period that is expected to usher in the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“While the fire incident is still being investigated by relevant authorities, we warn that such effrontery under any guise should seize forthwith. There will certainly be consequences and let no one be in doubt in testing the commitment of the incoming administration to sweep away all manners of wilful destruction of public property, killings and maiming going on under the guise of religiosity.”
The BSO advised all peace-loving Nigerians to “be on their guard and watch out for elements that may attempt to truncate smooth transition at the end of the successful presidential election in March 28, 2015.”
“We therefore urge the Federal Government to provide adequate security with immediate effect to all major national edifices in the major key cities of the nation that may be targeted by arsonists on prowl.
“In the same vein, we urge all Nigerians to individually and collectively start promoting the new ideology of change by being law abiding and desisting from taking laws into their hands. We are Nigerians, good people great nation,” Maduekwe stated.
Source: Punch news
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