A former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ahmadu Ibrahim Coomassie, has alleged that the planned National Conference proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan is a ploy to destroy the North and the Hausa/Fulani, just as he urged northerners to make adequate preparations for it.
The former police chief, who was speaking at a meeting on the national conference organized for Katsina citizens by the Katsina group yesterday, recalled that a similar conference was held during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo but with a prepared agenda against the North.
“A similar conference was held during the Obasanjo regime and I was among the people that represented Katsina State. I was the vice chairman of power sharing committee with late Mike Akhigbe as chairman of the committee. The conference was set to discuss among other issues power sharing, resource control and the third term agenda,” he said.
Coomassie recalled that northern representatives at the conference were called all sorts of bad names when they opposed the stand of southern representatives on the issue of resource control.
He added that although the report was submitted to the National Assembly, it was never implemented because it did not meet the agenda of those who planned it in the first place.
“The national conference that is being proposed will not be different and therefore the north should prepare for it very well, we should participate in it but we must prepare well and not abandon it. But for a National Sovereign Conference, we should think twice,” Coomassie said.
-Daily Trust
Its a pity that a Security personnel like the former IG could be sentimental to National issues of such. A Nation of over 150 million people and just a particular region of the country want to always dictate when and how such Democratic state will practise a free and fair system were by no regional or tribal nor even religious differences be considered in running our country to a better,developed and civilised standard of Living of its citizen. Democracy knows no tribe,region,religion and selfish interest rather its affairs are geared towards even distribution our national resources without grudge and pains. Please every meaningful adult would always be concerned about the well being of every living Citizen small or big and not such sentimental statements from a man of your kind. Chaange is what we need and not greed and dictatorial life styles.
Commassie you’ve gone mad,idiot.