Saturday 13 July 2013

RIVERS CRISIS: Bashir Tofa Warns Jonathan to Be Careful


RIVERS CRISIS: Bashir Tofa Warns Jonathan to Be Careful
A former presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to learn from history over the ongoing feud between him and the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
Various incidents of violence have occurred in Rivers with many linking them to the political feud between the president and the Rivers governor. The presidency has insisted Mr. Jonathan is not a party to the crisis.
Mr. Tofa, who issued a statement on Friday in Kano, said, "What is happening in Rivers State is clearly very dangerous, not only to the lives of Governor Amaechi, may be even his family and others, but to the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria."
The Kano based politician also said: "One wonders where else from Bayelsa and Rivers? Will Jigawa, Sokoto, Oyo, Adamawa and Edo be next? This dangerous trend must be stopped immediately.
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