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…Says Nigeria’s
constitution makes no room for regional army Soni Daniel, Abuja For the second
time in about a week, the Federal Government has declared the Southwest
Security outfit, Operation Amotekun, as an illegal entity not known to the
constitution of Nigeria and which can never be allowed to stand.
The Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami, made the declaration in Abuja in a statement by his Special
Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Gwandu and made available to Vanguard on Thursday.
Malami maintained there no amount of sentiments would make the Federal
Government to abandon the path of rule of law and trade of illegality in the
administration of Nigeria. The minister, who maintained that the Nigerian
constitution makes no room for regional army, pointed out that the government
was not at war with any of the states of the federation. Malami said: “No
amount of effort to hide the truth will work. People could be carried away by
sentimental or emotional inclinations, but truth remains apparently palpable.
The bottom line is that the current Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria does not accommodate formation of regional security architecture. “
This is a fact which is undisputable and undeniable. Mr. Falana was prevaricating
and circumlocuting using evasive techniques when he was asked by the media to
justify the presence of lacuna within the law which could establish or protect
the concept of regionalism in any operation in the country. “This arrangement
called Amotekun is not backed by any law neither at the State nor at the
Federal Government level. Amotekun, therefore, remains unconstitutional and
illegal as already indicated. “The Federal Government appreciates that
legally-minded Nigerians have started to eschew emotions by offering legal
comments on the matter as against being carried away by other inclinations.
“The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
is committed to the rule of law and a constitutional democratic Federal
Republic of Nigeria,” Malami said.
Source: vanguard
