Second Republic governor of Lagos State is still active in politics even at 81 years.Only this week, he presided over a meeting where some political parties came together and agreed on fielding common candidates in next year’s elections in the bid to wrestle power from the ruling PDP. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he goes down the memory lane, and speaks on national issues against the background of the nation’s 50th Independence celebration.
Excerpts:
What is your reaction to calls by some prominent northern groups and individuals that President Good luck Jonathan should resign or be impeached as a result of the comments he made over the October 1 bomb blasts in Abuja?
First of all I do not see the reason for the President to resign over the Abuja bomb blasts. The security outfits should ensure that those behind the bombing are brought to book. That is what I expect the presidency to say. I cannot see how he should be impeached for that.
What can you say about the general insecurity in the country which has manifested in the Abuja bomb blast, the high incidence of kidnaping and the recent killing of the Deputy National Chairman of the All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) in Maiduguri ?
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