The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, Indirectly call on the northern governors to ban spare part selling in there respective state in response to the open grazing ban by 17 Southern governors.
Malami while speaking on Channel television slammed Southern governors for banning open grazing in the region.
According to the AGF, open grazing ban is the same thing as Northern governors banning spare parts trading in their own region considering the fact that Southerners comprise a majority of spare parts traders in the North.
He said, “It is about constitutionality. Within the context of the freedoms enshrined in our constitution, can you deny a right of a Nigerian? It is as good as saying may be the Northern governors coming together to say that they prohibit spare parts trading in the North. Does it hold water? Does it hold water for a Northern governor to come and state expressly that he now prohibits spare parts trading in the North?”
“If you are talking of a constitutionally guaranteed right, the better approach to it is perhaps to go back and ensure that the constitution is amended. The freedom and liberty of movement, amongst others is established by the constitution.
“If by an inch, you want to have any compromise, the better approach is to go back to the National Assembly for open grazing to be prohibited and see whether you can have the desired support for the constitutional amendment in that respect but it is a very dangerous position for any governor in Nigeria to think that he can bring about any compromise on the freedom and liberty of individuals to move around.”
Meanwhile when the same Fulani Herdsman are killing are raping women, across the country, Malami didn’t speak.
Our opinion, if Malami compare banning open grazing with spare part, how many people did spear part dealer have killed?
Or what Kano governor that confiscate and destroyed alcohol in the name imposing Sharia law?
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