Yakowa Reads Riot Act To Troublemakers In Kaduna

Saturday, 23 April 2011 03:31 .

Kaduna State Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa yesterday warned troublemakers in the state to desist from the act; enough is enough. According to the governor, saying there is the need for people of the state to embrace peace and dialogue as a catalyst for national development and growth.

Kaduna State Governor
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa

Addressing journalist at Government House, Kaduna, Yakowa said, “We are all we can to protect lives and properties in the state, and like Mr. President said and I want to quote him, as the leader of our nation, enough is enough let us embrace peace, let us embrace dialogue.

I want to repeat that there is enough in the laws of our land, there is enough in the electoral laws for anybody who felt aggrieved to use instead of resorting to violence, violence does not help and it does not solve any problems rather it compounds. Please let us shun violence and embrace peace and dialogue”.

Assuring the people of the state maximum security, the governor further said, “Since the unfortunate incident and unnecessary development that started in Kaduna. And spread to all parts of the state, the state government has ensured that the security agencies have been able to rise to the security demand of the state. We have been able to contain the political violence that snowballed, which it is unfortunate and unnecessary, and have resulted to the loss of lives and properties and places of worship. All these have been contained and I must express appreciation to the Inspector-General Police, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Staff for assisting in bring normalcy to the state.

“With the massive deployment of security agencies to the state, I am confident that the elections earlier scheduled for 26th April, now rescheduled for 28th for Kaduna and Bauchi will be done in a peaceful atmosphere. In all nooks and crannies of the state, and all polling units there will be security and no one will be threaten. I want to call on all people to come out and vote candidates of their choice. Their security is guaranteed and I am thanking the people of the state for their understanding”. 

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