First-Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has accused governors and other top politicians in the South-East geopolitical zone of being afraid to address the security challenges facing the zone.
He said that because of skeletons in their cupboard, they were afraid that they would be hounded with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if they took action on the security challenges.
Amaechi disclosed this in an interview published by Sunday Sun.
He said, “The present people who are in politics and in power in Igbo land are not reflecting the original Igboness in every Igbo man. They are afraid.
“Because of the amount of corruption and stealing that are taking place, they are afraid of the EFCC, so they don’t want to talk, they don’t want to act.
“Okay, look at what is happening, we read in the papers the other day that EFCC returned to Imo State government N6 billion from somebody which may be the one he voluntarily returned out of the money he stole; N6 billion and yet that are the kind of people who are making the laws of Nigeria, they are the senators of Nigeria.
“So, where do you think this country Nigeria is going as long as it is ruled by them?
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“Then in Igbo land here, the cowardly people in the government are afraid of EFCC and they don’t want to act or they don’t know what to do.
“They are educated, they are intelligent enough to see and to know what is happening, but they are afraid to act. They don’t even want to consult those who can advise them on how to act without breaking the law.
“I want them to act within the law because as elected governors they have powers, they can act, let them act within their powers, but they don’t want to act because they are afraid of something.”
Amaechi slammed the community policing initiative by the South-East governors, saying the police have proved incapable of securing the zone.
“The governors of Igbo land, Southeast held a meeting and formed their own security which is the ordinary vigilante to be manned and supervised by the police.
“The police that is owned, manned and controlled by the Fulani. Is that a security?
“So, when the policeman (IGP) got back to Abuja and told Abuja people what he is doing with these people, Abuja said no, then he reneged.
“So, the governors here said now he has reneged, we go back to him, we are going to do our own independent thing because this man has reneged, the man said no, okay I agree now with you.
“So, the governors have now agreed to have a security service to be under the command and supervision of the police, which is controlled by the Fulani. So what kind of security is that; it’s no security.
“They are afraid, they are betraying the Igbo land, but they will not succeed, God will not allow them succeed.”