The women of Kogi State have taken to the streets to protest what they termed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC witch-hunting of the former Governor of the State, Yahaya Bello.
A huge crowd of women in Kogi State took to the streets on Sunday to protest what they described as the persecution of a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
During their protest on Sunday in Lokoja, the women called on President Bola Tinubu to call EFCC to order. They insisted that the former Governor had done more than any governor of the State for the people since its creation.
The women, led by various community leaders and party faithful, converged on the state capital, Lokoja. They condemn what they also described as a “witch-hunt” by the EFCC.
According to women, with the actions of the EFCC on Wednesday, it was clear that the agency’s allegations against Bello were politically-motivated. And it is aimed at tarnishing his reputation. They, however, added that they would not fold their arms and watch him lose his life.
“We stand with our leader, Yahaya Bello, in this trying time. We believe he has been targeted unfairly and we demand justice. And we won’t watch him lose his life,” one of the protesters, identified as Hajiya Halima Abass, said.
Another protester, Boluwaji said, “The EFCC should focus on genuine cases of corruption, not political vendetta.”
According to PUNCH, the various women group leaders, who spoke in their local dialects – Igala, Ebira, Yoruba and others. They urged the EFCC to be professional in its “handling of the case against the state leader, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.”
“The women chanted songs, saying that Kogi people were fearless people.” They also reiterated that they would not stand by and continue to watch what they called a show of shame against Bello. This is even as the former Governor had made himself available to Commission.
“We Kogi people of Ebira descent cherish what our son, Yahaya Bello, did for us as Governor. That is why we’re out on the streets to ask EFCC to leave him alone.
“We are not giving him out to anyone to crucify. He will come back to us hale and hearty,” one of the women leaders from Ebiraland, who simply identified herself as Hajiya Fatima, said.
“We, the Igala people from Kogi East, we are here because of our leader, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. He has never done anything bad to us. To those people that are looking to take him, please leave him alone. We have never seen the kind of his government before. He did well for the State,” another women leader who identified herself as Mrs. Deborah said.
source: Punch
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