Resign Your Membership Of Miyetti Allah Now, Afenifere Tells PMB
The pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday called on President Mohammadu Buhari to immediately resign his membership of Miyetti Allah or his position as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The group also, asked the National Assembly to commence the impeachment process of President Buhari for spending money without budgetary approval.
Afenifere, after the meeting held at the house of its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure the Ondo State capital, said the President has conflicting roles as the patron of Miyetti Allah whose members are said to be killing innocent Nigerians and the president of the country.
They urged him to should choose one in the interest of the country.
In a communique read by Afenifere spokesman, Mr Yinka Odumakin, the group stated further that the position occupied by the President as a member of Miyetti Allah, make it difficult for him to take drastic action against Fulani herdsmen that have turned Nigeria into killing field.
Odumakin said, the President has also violated the constitution of the country by spending money without appropriation of the National Assembly.
His words, “The meeting frowned at the anticipatory approval and payment of the sum of 496 million dollars to the US government by President Buhari for the purchase of 12 A29 super Tucano aircraft.
“It is disturbing that this impunity was carried out by the President who has now asked the National Assembly to include money he already spent in 2018 appropriation act under consideration.
“This is against section 83 of the 1999 constitution which says ” no monies shall be withdrawn from any public funds of the federation other than the consolidated revenue of the federation ,unless the issue of such monies has been authorize by an act of the National Assembly .
“Since there was not act of National Assembly for this money, it is clear that the President action, is a clear subversion of 1999 constitution. It is an act of corruption and misappropriation of public funds and we call on the National Assembly to ensure that the full wrath of the law is brought to bear on this issue.
“This act of impunity is getting too much. The other day it was 1billion dollars for Boko Haram, who else would know how much money that has been taken out of the system in this way.”
Speaking on the incessant attack of Fulani herdsmen in different parts of the country, Afenifere said,” There is hardly any day now you open our newspapers without reading about scores of citizens who have been killed in cold blood by this terror group with our security agencies unwilling to act in the defence of the citizens.
“The fears that were raised by Lt. Gen. Danjuma rtd that there is collision between security forces and the killer herdsmen and by extension which may be condole by the commander in chief has become much more real by the declaration by the Emir of Nka in Zamfara just yesterday after 26 people were killed in his community and he said, “we are so disturbed over this issue. We noticed negligence of the security agencies because they came after the damage has been done and very too late “.
“There is possibility of a nexus between the indifferent of the security forces to the killing in the country and the fact that the President has a conflict of interest in being the commander of armed forces and at the same time the grand patron of the Miyetti Allah, the organization that is perpetrating this terror against the people.
” Afenifere says that to resolve the conflicts of interest , the President must immediately renounce his status ship of Miyetti Allah as the activities have threatened the performance his duty to protect the lives and property of Nigerians.
“And if the President insist to continue to be patron of this terror group, then his continued be the President of Nigeria is untenable. Because there is conflicts of interest.”
