Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa has kicked against the fresh extension of emergency rule in his state.
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday sent a letter to the Senate, seeking extension of emergency rule in three frontline states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa for another six months.
In May, the President formally declared a state of emergency in the three states following escalation of attacks by the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria.
Speaking through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Ahmed Sajoh, Governor Nyako insisted that declaration of emergency rule on Adamawa was in bad faith.
His words, “It was wrong ab-initio for the emergency rule to be imposed on the state in consideration of the prevailing circumstances.
“Those that are fighting Nyako should have the courage to fight him alone but should not drag innocent people of Adamawa into another round of hardship by extending the emergency rule in the state.
“It is an affront for the Federal Government to contemplate extending the emergency rule on the state as the one earlier imposed was not justified.
“We call on the National Assembly to do all they can to protect the innocent people of Adamawa from the wrath of power mongers who want to punish the whole people of Adamawa in order to get at Nyako.
“If the Federal Government has an issue with Nyako, it does not mean that the whole people should be collectively punished”.
