The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has on Wednesday, stated clearly that the President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government will do all it takes to ensure that the Anambra State Governorship election holds on November 6, 2021, no matter what, stresses that no possibility is ruled out, including declaring a state of emergency, if it becomes necessary,
The AGF said this while speaking with State House Reporters, after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Buhari.
He was reacting to the current security situation in Anambra State, ahead of the election.
His exact words: “When our national security is attacked, and the sanctity of our constitutionally guaranteed democracy is threatened, no possibility is ruled out.
“As a government, we have a responsibility to ensure the sustenance of our democratic order. As a government, we have a responsibility to provide security to life and properties.
“So, within the context of these constitutional obligations of the government, or the desire to establish democratic norms and order, there is no possibility that is out ruled.
“The government will certainly do the needful in terms of ensuring that our elections are held in Anambra, in terms of ensuring necessary security is provided, and in terms of ensuring protection is accorded to lives and properties.
“So, what I am saying in essence, no possibility is out ruled by government in terms of ensuring the sanctity of our democratic order, in terms of ensuring that our elections in Anambra holds, and you cannot out rule possibilities, inclusive of the possibility of declaration of a state of emergency, where it is established, in essence, that there is a failure on the part of the State Government to ensure the sanctity of security of lives, properties, and democratic order.
“So, our position as a government is this elections are going to hold, necessary security in terms of democratic order most certainly prevail, for the purpose of this election.
“So, we resolve to have these elections, the elections are going to hold, and no possibilities are ruled out in terms of ensuring the provision of security, for the purpose of the conduct of the election, as well as Anambra is concerned.”