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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
A coalition of northern socio-cultural organisations, Justice for Ahmed Gulak Movement (JAGUM), has given a seven-day ultimatum to Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to initiate the legal process for the prosecution of the suspected killers of the former Political Adviser to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.
The group said the ultimatum was a result of heightened suspicion and fear about the clandestine move by some powerful individuals to shield the suspected killers of Alhaji Gulak who was recently arrested by crack detectives of Nigeria Police from facing justice in court.
National Coordinator of JAGUM, Hajia Zira Kwada Gulak, in a statement, on Monday, said the organisation was shocked and disappointed about Governor Uzodinma’s silence, nonchalant and lukewarm attitude towards arraignment of the suspects in court with immediate effect.
Hajia Zira observed that as a close friend and beneficiary of the political machinery of Gulak, Governor Uzodinma should have been at the forefront of the struggle to make the arrested suspects face the full wrath of the law in court.
She said: “We are not happy that Governor Uzodinma has turned his back on late Gulak who died in the course of entrenching democracy and good governance in Imo state. We don’t know why it’s taking forever to take the arrested suspects to court to answer for their heinous crimes.
“We strongly believe that the Imo State government wants to sabotage the trial of the suspects in connivance with some powerful forces. We have run out of patience and therefore gave a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Uzodinma to arraign the suspected murderers in court.”
Hajiya Zira said that after the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum, the organisation will have no option but to approach a court of competent jurisdiction to compel Governor Hope Uzodinma to charge the case to court.
