45. It is therefore Respondents humble submission that, from documented facts and from report of the Seik Ahmed Lemu post-election panel facts, no group or people of a particular religious adherent will claim “sole victims” of the crisis. In furtherance of the Federal Government’s concern for the welfare of the citizenry, the Sheikh Ahmed Lemu Panel was set up shortly after the 2011 post-election crisis, to enquire into the root cause and outcome of the post-election violence and to make recommendations that will help forestall future occurrences. 46. Respondents submit that, with all these steps taken by the Federal Government, it would not be out of place to say that the Federal Government had taken giant steps in addressing the situation and also preventing a re-occurrence of the crisis especially by setting up the Sheikh Lemu Committee. It therefore cannot reasonably be said that the Federal Government reneged on her obligation to her citizens. By the admission of the Applicants in their originating processes, the 1st Respondent set up many high powered Committees to investigate the post-election crisis which engulfed some parts of the Country in 2011. They submit that a Government that is not alive to her responsibility of protecting and safeguarding the lives and property of her citizens will not take such step. 47. The result of this committee was the White Paper on the Report of the Federal Government Investigation Panel on the 2011 Election Violence and Civil Disturbances dated August 2012, which the Applicant has annexed to their Application as Exhibit 26 in this matter. The committee identified some root causes and made some recommendations. The Federal Government has also enforced many of the recommendations made which include: a. That there should be security agencies manning all vulnerable and flashpoints as lack of security was the major cause of the post-election violence. b. That Government should intensify efforts in monitoring activities in mosques and churches such that inflammatory sermons are avoided and contained. Also that intra and inter religious committees should be strengthened to ensure compliance with the guidelines on religious activities. c. That the Federal and State Government should collaborate to establish large farm settlements and develop agricultural and agro-allied industrial development programmes, to address the crucial questions of economic development, youth unemployment, youth restiveness and social security. 12

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