FULL TEXT OF PRESS BRIEFING BY THE RT. HON. SPEAKER HON. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED LUGGEREWO ON RESOLUTIONS OF GOMBE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON BILLIRI CRISIS REACHED AT ITS SPECIAL SITTING MONDAY 22/2/2021
The House of Assembly expressed its dismay over the recent happening in Billiri where properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed by some miscreants in the guise of protesting over selection of Mai Tangale which selection process has not been concluded by government.
The House unanimously condemned in strong terms this dastardly act which is retrogressive and tantamount to creating acrimony between different ethnic and religious group in the area.
The State Government is therefore urged to bring to book those who perpetrated the heinous act and compensate those who lost their properties to the mayhem.
The House also sympathized with the victims of the carnage, condoled with the families of those who lost their lives and wished quick recovery to those who sustained injuries.
The House also commended the prompt action taken by the Executive Governor of Gombe State Alh. Muhammadu Inuwa in bringing the situation under control and distributing palliatives to the internally displaced persons and urged him to continue with that spirit.
The House called on traditional, community and religious leaders to calm down their followers and preach the gospel of peaceful co-existence so as to avert reprisals.
The House also resolved to call for the continuation of the Curfew imposed in the Local Government until normalcy is returned to the area
It also called on for setting up a commission of inquiry to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident and make recommendations.
The House reiterated its readiness to support the State Governor in taking the appropriate measures to resolve the crisis also urged him not to be deterred in carrying out his constitutional mandate.
Abubakar Mohammed Umar, Information Dept. GMHA
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