The Presidency on Friday replied the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola in a statement in which the governor said the Thursday’s robbery attack in Lekki was made possible as a result of President Goodluck Jonathan’s presence in the Lagos.
Read Gov.Fashola Statement Below Posted online by Saharatvonline
“Thursday afternoon, we lost three policemen in a robbery in Lekki and it is the first of its type in a very long time.
“But it was sad to have seen all our security personnel and all
our security vehicles deployed to protect one man. All the vehicles we
bought for the police were stationed to receive the President in Lagos
while the citizens were left vulnerable.
“Those policemen have children and tonight, their mothers would be hard put to explain to them why daddy would not be coming home.”
“Those policemen have children and tonight, their mothers would be hard put to explain to them why daddy would not be coming home.”
However the Presidency while replying through Dr.Abati viewed the governor’s statement as “grossly and utterly irresponsible.”
Abati said, “The visit of the President to Lagos or any part of
the country does not necessitate the depletion of the police force
active in that particular state or environment.
“The President has a defined team that protects him anywhere he goes.
“And again, President Jonathan does not need the entire police force in Lagos State to protect him in a state where he is loved by the people and where as we have seen, he enjoys overwhelming support in the lead up to the 2015 presidential elections.
“We do not only consider Governor Babatunde Fashola’s statement as irresponsible, we also think that it is unintelligent because it flies in the face of facts and it just does not add up.
“We hope that Governor Fashola, in an attempt to play politics, will not continue as his party does to play politics with the lives of people.
“People died in that unfortunate incident and President Jonathan commiserate with the affected families.
“But we will find it really cheap and disgusting that the governor of a state will now see that, an occasion of bereavement affecting the number of families, as an opportunity to play very cheap and irresponsible politics.”
“And again, President Jonathan does not need the entire police force in Lagos State to protect him in a state where he is loved by the people and where as we have seen, he enjoys overwhelming support in the lead up to the 2015 presidential elections.
“We do not only consider Governor Babatunde Fashola’s statement as irresponsible, we also think that it is unintelligent because it flies in the face of facts and it just does not add up.
“We hope that Governor Fashola, in an attempt to play politics, will not continue as his party does to play politics with the lives of people.
“People died in that unfortunate incident and President Jonathan commiserate with the affected families.
“But we will find it really cheap and disgusting that the governor of a state will now see that, an occasion of bereavement affecting the number of families, as an opportunity to play very cheap and irresponsible politics.”
Three policemen and a fish seller were killed by the gang of robbers who attacked the First City Monument Bank
on Admiralty Way in Lekki, Lagos State.
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