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Guardian * Dariye accepts fate, affirms loyalty to Obasanjo * refutes alleged arrest in Emmanuel Onwubiko, IN his first public statement since the
declaration of emergency rule in Plateau state where he was helsman, Chief
Joshua Dariye yesterday declared his unflinching loyalty to President Olusegun
Obasanjo. Dariye's declaration came on a day two Dariye in a statement said he had
resigned to fate to disallow mischief makers from capitalising on the situation
in Citing what he described as his full
cooperation with the appointed sole administrator of Full text of the statement reads: Following the declaration of a state of
emergency in Plateau State on may 18 2004 by President Olusegun Obasanjo, I
resigned my fate to god in order not to allow mischief makers capitalise on the
situation to further frustrate the peace efforts or destabilise our hard-earned
democracy. For the records, I want to assure the
general public that I remain loyal to President Olusegun Obasanjo, my dear
people of Plateau state who gave me the mandate and to the Fedral Republic of
Nigeria and will not in any way undermine or sabotage constituted authority. This I had demonstrated by giving my full
cooperation to the Administrator of Plateau State, Major-Gen. Chris Alli (rtd),
since he assumed office. I am compelled to make this statement to
correct the damaging insinuations, cheap blackmail and character assassination
being peddled by those who do not wish Plateau State and Nigeria well and have
been propagating my alleged involvement in and subsequent arrest of over a 1.3
million pounds scandal in London. I wish to make it categorically clear
that no pint in time have I been accosted, arrested or detained by the security
forces in .Sometime in 1995, I was shot and injured
by policemen at a check point and was hospitalised for about six months. Since
then, I have been undergoing periodic medical check ups overseas and the last
of such check ups unfortunately coincided with the reprisal attack in Yelwa as
a result of which I had to cut short the check up to return home. Instead of engaging in campaigns of
calumny that will divert the attention of the Administrator from the important
task of restoring peace to the state, I urge all well-meaning people to see how
they can contribute their quota to these efforts. Reconciliation begins from our minds and
if we don't have peace in our hearts, no amount of peace-making efforts will
solve the problem in Plateau State. We must therefore individually and
collectively examine our hearts, forgive and reconcile with one another and
agree to live in peace, no matter our religious and ethnic backgrounds. Long live Plateau State, Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria
There may be no end yet to the
controversy generated by the state of emergency declared in Plateau State, as
two indigenes of the state - Elisha Mallo and Nyam Adang - yesterday filed a
suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja challenging the action. However, to ensure the smooth
administration of the state, President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday forwarded a
bill seeking the approval of the National Assembly for eight regulations in the
state. A week ago, Obasanjo declared emergency
rule in Plateau and suspended all democratic structures including the state
Governor Joshua Dariye from office. Cited as Respondents are President
Obasanjo, the Federal Attorney General Chief Akinlolu Olujiwu, Senate President
Adolphus Wabara, House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Bello Masari and Major
General Chris Alli (rtd) the sole Administrator of Plateau State. All
legislators at the National Assembly are also joined as respondents. The two indigenes filed the suit before
the administrative judge of the Federal High Court, The Federal High Court in the originating
summons gave all the defendants eight days to enter appearance or judgment
would be entered against them in their absence. The four questions for determination by
the court are:
The plaintiffs
also will seek from the Federal High Court, the determination of the
fundamental question of whether the president and the legislators have powers
within the 1999 Constitution to appoint a sole administrator of Plateau state
or any state. The plaintiffs in
their 11 declaratory reliefs are asking the court to declare that Obasanjo and
the National Assembly have no constitutional powers to remove an elected
governor, deputy governor or members of the State House of Assembly from
office. They also urged
the court to nullify the appointment of a Sole Administrator in No date has been
fixed yet for hearing of the suit. The president,
while declaring the state of emergency last week, had said that regulations for
the state would be made by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). But in the letter
to the National Assembly entitled: "State of emergency (Plateau State),
proclamation: Emergency Powers Regulations," the president said:
"Please refer to your kind approval of the state of emergency (Plateau
State) proclamation 2004, sequel to the state of emergency, there is urgent
need to make consequential regulations for the administration of the government
of the state". The letter
further read: "The regulations are made under section 3 of the Emergency
Powers Act 1961 (as modified) under section 5 of the said Act, every regulation
so made requires approval by the resolution of each House of the National
Assembly within two months of coming into operation of the Regulations". The regulations
forwarded for approval by the National Assembly within two months of coming
into operation of the Regulations". The regulations
forwarded for approval by the National Assembly include:
Also yesterday,
Obasanjo sent a letter of appreciation to the National Assembly commending the
lawmakers for approving the emergency rule. He said the near
unanimous endorsement by the lawmakers of the motion in support of the
proclamation has filled most Nigerians with new hope and inspiration. "I want to
use this opportunity to thank you and other distinguished honourable members of
PDP and ANPP for this prompt and positive action than also to courtesy the
appreciation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, our great party - People's
Democratic Party (PDP) and all well-meaning Nigerians for this significant
development," he said. |
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