The Deputy President of Nigerian Senate, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu on Thursday in Enugu stated that there can be no peace in the country under President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of exclusion, whereby some parts of the country are unjustly treated.
Ekweremadu said this in his speech at the South-East Economic and Security Summit, where he alsp chided the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for its disregard for the rule of law and for not releasing detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The Dep. Senate President said it was not in the interest of the country for the government to show disregard to orders of court.
“We must give everybody his due; if the court says somebody should be released from detention, government should comply with such order.
“This reminds me of the continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu; whatever is his offence, he is still presumed innocent until found guilty by the court. He must have his day in court and government should obey court order and release him.”
He further berated President Buhari to pursue an inclusive government. Ekweremadu said “issue of inclusivity borders me a lot; it is very important because as I speak today, no Igbo man is at the commanding level of the Security Agencies.
“What this means is that no Igbo man attends the Security Council Meeting; no Igbo man sits where the security of this country is discussed.
“I must say that if any part of the country unjustly treated, we cannot think of peace”, he noted.
He likewise expressed the view that the country was in dire need of restructuring and
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