Politicians sponsoring banditry – Hope Uzodinma
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has alleged that politicians are the ones sponsoring banditry witnessed in all parts of the country.
Uzodinma made the claims while speaking with news men at the State House, following a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The governor however, did not mention names of the politicians when he pressed to do so.
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He then called on the nation’s security agencies to make names of those sponsoring banditry available to journalists, noting that the plan of the politicians is to distract the government.
The governor explained that the politicians sponsoring banditry are doing so in a bid to sabotage the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which has been doing well.
He said, “From 2015 till today, I thought what the problem would be is people saying that there is no job creation, people are not feeding, salaries are not paid, infrastructure are going down, social interventions are not approved by government.
“These things are there, available, a pass mark for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Now, people are no longer talking about that, rather what they are doing is to sponsor crisis, to the extent that those funding this banditry are politicians.
“I challenge and call on security agencies to make their names available to the press because what they want to do is to distract a government that is focused.
“If this government is not doing well, I will be one of those that will declare the government as not doing well, but a situation where you will leave the formal and ethical way of doing politics, and you are now sponsoring banditry to bring down a government, for Christ’s sake, we should all rise up and condemn it.”
“This is security issue, a lot of investigations are going on here and there, preliminary reports are there. People are furthering the investigations.
“I think I have given you something to go home with. When you go home, think about it and do the homework by yourself.”
The former Senator further disclosed e has been enjoying interventions from the President in various ways, for the interest of the people of his state.
