From Isaac Ojo
Former chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Simeon Okeke (Ochendo Amichi) says bad governance cannot be corrected by military incursion into politics.
Chief Okeke, who was speaking with journalists in Amichi, his country home at the weekend, said that experience had shown that rather than correcting the perceived and real evil in the society, military government always ended being worse.
The former police boss, while commenting on the development in Niger Republic where the military has announced a take over of governance, said as a matter of fact that coup detat is no longer fashionable all over the world.
“Democracy will always be better than military junta, I don’t subscribe to it. Coup and counter coup is bad. Military junta is not acceptable”, he noted.
He, however, tasked the political class especially in Nigeria not take things for granted.
“For example, Nigerians on February 25th voted for a president of their choice and a clear winner emerged but something went wrong.
“INEC disappointed Nigerians when despite repeated claims of impartiality and perfection, the electoral umpire somersaulted and went contrary to their promise.
“The February 25th presidential election was not inconclusive. A clear winner emerged in the election and I expect the judiciary to do something bravely to correct the anomaly and declare the true winner”, Ochendo Amichi stressed.
The former police boss also commented on the continued incarceration of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying that his release is long overdue.
He pointed out that release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu would checkmate the atrocious activities of Simeon Ekpa, who he said was causing havoc to the nation.
“Simeon Ekpa should be arrested and brought back to Nigeria and punished for insurgency and insurrection”, he asserted.
Chief Okeke while commenting on the wide spread insecurity occasioned by the activities of unknown gunmen in the South East, advocated a synergy and collaboration between the governors in Igboland and other stakeholders.
