Nigeria: Gaidam Rejects Extension of Emergency Rule in Yobe

Yobe State government has objected the presidency's plot to elongate the state of emergency in the state to another six months. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam disclosed this in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Press Affairs and Information, Abdullahi Bego. His words: "It has come to the notice of His Excellency Governor Ibrahim Gaidam that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has written to the National Assembly asking for yet another extension of Emergency Rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states as the current emergency rule expires in the next few days".

The statement further explained that "the Yobe State government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, takes very strong exception to this move by the President. We believe that extending emergency rule is not the answer to the prevailing security challenges in the three affected states in view of the apparent failure of the same measure over the last 12 months.

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