The All Progressives Congress has warned the federal government against sacking the APC governors and other elected political officials in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
APC’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated that it would not be in the interest of Nigeria for the Federal Government to sack those elected officials.
He also warned those he described as attempting to stampede President Goodluck Jonathan into such action, to have a rethink.
He spoke to journalists in Ilorin on Sunday on the sidelines of the emergence of APC Kwara State executives.
Mohammed said, “The extension of the emergency rule will be between the President and the National Assembly.
“The President cannot declare the emergency without securing two third majority of members of the National Assembly. There are certain issues to be considered by the National Assembly before they would grant the extension.
“What is more worrisome is the call by some people to the effect that the democratic structures in those states should be dismantled and that the governors should be sacked.
“When and how does a governor become an impediment to fighting insurgency? On the contrary, he cannot fight insurgency when the political structure is not in place.
“So I hope those who are trying to stampede the President into sacking those governors will have a rethink because if they do, the consequences will not be in the interest of either the people you want to protect or the country.”
The APC spokesman also advised the federal government to reach out to all governors in the country as a potent strategy to addressing the country’s insecurity challenges having gotten their assurances after the expanded security meeting.
He argued that insurgency cannot be combated without the active cooperation and participation of major stakeholders, the governors being indispensable stakeholders.
“So we hope as the courtesy of the expanded security meeting, the federal government should be less defensive and reach out more to the governors and understand that at the end of the day every security is local,” he said.