…It’s a cowardly act calculated to instigate Nigerians against each other
…They’re out to set the country on the path of conflagration
…Calls on security agencies to unveil criminal elements sponsoring, undertaking terrorist acts
…These criminals must not be allowed to succeed
The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has described the killing of the former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the last Administration, Ahmed Gulak as senseless and wicked.
Akeredolu in a statement personally signed by him in Akure, the Ondo state capital said the killing of the All Progressive Congress chieftain was “very shocking and disturbing.
He said “This is one murder too many. It is senseless and wicked.
“The perpetrators of this heinous act are enemies of this country. This contrivance is meant to mislead, confuse and destroy.
“It bears the unmistakable, despicable imprints of fifth columnists bent on setting the country on the path of conflagration. These criminals must not be allowed to succeed.
The statement reads “The news of the death of an APC chieftain and former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the last Administration, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo State, this morning, is very shocking and disturbing.
“The details of the tragic incident remain sketchy. “A press statement credited to the Imo State Police Command claimed that some bandits were responsible for the gruesome murder of a man who was a visitor to the State. This is unacceptable.
“This cowardly act is calculated to instigate Nigerians against each other, particularly Northerners, against the Igbo living outside the South East.
“We must confront the enemies of the people with a view to neutralizing them.
“This is definitely not the time for political correctness. Banditry should not be allowed to subvert the legitimacy of the current Government at all levels.
“We call on all security agencies to collaborate with a view to unveiling the criminal elements sponsoring and undertaking terrorist acts. they must be punished, severely.
“We want to use this medium to express our solidarity with our brother Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.
“We admonish him and other Governors in the South Eastern States to brace up, and confront the current security challenge to put an end to the bloodbath in the land.
Akeredolu said that “The enemies of the people always employ the weapon of fear to create disaffection in the polity.
