The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Friday, again lamented the recent surge in the cases of kidnappings, murder, hoodlum attacks and other violent crimes in the state as against what was the situation in other five states in the South-West region.
APC, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, attributed the ugly development to Governor Seyi Makinde’s penchant for lip service, unhealthy politicking and showmanship.
The party expressed regrets that Makinde, who is constitutionally regarded as the Chief Security Officer of the state, seemed not to appreciate the fact human life and freedom cannot be made a tool of politicking as he has been caught shifting the blame on the Federal Government while abdicating his own responsibility.
Scores of teachers and students were abducted during coordinated attacks on Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School and L.A. Primary School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, penultimate Friday.
Meanwhile, Makinde on Thursday, again expressed deep concern over the abduction of teachers and students in those schools, lamenting that, “This is a very tough period for me as a person and also for our state.”
The governor, who gave this advice during the Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly primaries organised by the Allied Peoples Movement, in Ibadan, therefore, admonished the Federal Government to empower the state Houses of Assembly to facilitate the creation of state police, rather than placing the responsibility in the hands of the Inspector-General of Police.
