- FURY: Appointment Of Suspected Murderer As Police Minister Insults Yoruba
In a press release the COSEG's (Coalition of Oodua Self-Determination Groups) Chairman and Secretary, Ifedayo Ogunlana and Rasak Olokoba, described the appointment as an attempt to pervert the course of justice.
The group highlighted that it is an attempt to shield Mr. Jelili Adeshiyan and his cohorts from prosecution over the death of the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige.
The family of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Chief Bola Ige, was murdered at his home in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in December, 2001.
Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan and Senator Iyiola Omisore were suspects in the murder, but the case was quashed years later by an Oyo State High Court.
COSEG'S members are in fury and claim that the appointment of Adeshiyan is a disservice to the memory of Chief Bola Ige.
In its statement the group said: "We have noticed the hatred President Jonathan has for our people.
This is why a suspected murderer could be appointed as a Police Affairs Minister.
The appointment of Adeshiyan is not only mischievous, but also reckless, immoral, anti-people and a dangerous trend in the political development and appointments because he who asks for equity must come with clean hands.
We are confused on how a man standing trial for murder could have scaled the screening of the security as well as that of the Senate.
It is also worrisome how our security system works if a suspected murderer, who has a case in court, could scale through security screening.
This is why government has been unable to stop Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast.
And it calls to question the anti-corruption crusade of the Jonathan administration.
COSEG warned that it would resist the President's attempts to allegedly use the minister to rig the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State, adding that it would protect the sanctity of the electoral process.
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