By Abel Daniel LAFIA— Worried over the rate at which innocent lives of Nigerians are being wasted on daily basis by Boko Haram and other terror groups, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the failure of government at all levels to protect the lives and property of their citizens. The President of the NBA Okey Wali, while delivering his opening speech, yesterday, at the ongoing National Executive Meeting, NEC, holding at the TA’AL conference Hotel, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, said, the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. He called on the government to adequately compensate all victims of such violence, saying “they are victims of disasters caused by the inability of the government to protect them, either by omission or commission, whether Ombatse or Boko haram. As parts of that social contract, government should compensate the victims”. The Association said it has observed statements and actions of some politicians whose interest is to heat the polity but are antithetical to the principles of the rule of Law and respect to human rights. “The NBA condemned the actions and activities of elected political office holders who stick themselves grossely to party meeting affairs above governance, saying “we have bluntly refused to join those who choose to play politics with everything including their fellow human beings”. The Association commended President Jonathan over the proposed National conference and pledge their support and commitment on ground that the report shall not be altered by the government
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:15:30 +0000