The Presidency has reacted to Governor Fashola’s allegation on being responsible for the success of the Lekki March 12th robbery attack in Lagos.
Governor Fashola had earlier said that the president’s visit and drafting of policemen to protect himself, led to the low number of available policemen to combat the armed robbers.
The president who spoke through his media aide, Reuben Abati described the statement by Governor Fashola as grossly and utterly irresponsible.
While speaking on national issues, Reuben Abati said that
“We consider the statement attributed to Governor Fashola as grossly and utterly irresponsible. We expect that a man of his status who is the Governor of a state should speak more responsibly. It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever that the entire police formation in a state would be deployed to protect the president of Nigeria. The visit of the President or any part of the country does not necessitate the depletion of the police force active in that particular state or its environment. The President has a defined team that protects him anywhere he goes and again President Jonathan does not need the entire police force to protect him in a state where he is loved by the people and where as we have seen, he enjoys overwhelming support to the leadup of the 2015 presidential