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The Northern Elders
Forum (NEF) on Sunday has passed a vote of no confidence in the Nigerian
President, Muhammadu Buhari. NEF at a press conference on the state of the
nation held in Zaria stated that the president had failed to secure and pilot
the affairs of the Nigerian nation.
A former secretary of the nation’s electoral body, INEC
(Independent National Electoral Commission), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed while reading
the text of the press conference said the President who is from the Northern
part of the country did not only failed the north but the entire nation, based
on assessment of his leadership methodology. Commenting on the state of
security, NEF said; “The forum demands a thorough overhaul of the leadership of
our security and public safety agencies, and the injection of higher levels of
competence, integrity and accountability in the manner our troops and the
police and security agencies deal with security challenges,” The Forum which
was against the election of the president in 2019 also noted; “The relationship
between insecurity and poverty is fundamental, but the administration does not
appear to have any idea on what will provide relief or solution.
“It is shocking that in spite of unprecedented consensus
among Nigerians that the administration requires a new resolve, approach and leadership
in the fight against the nation’s multiple security challenges, President
Buhari appears either totally isolated or in deep denial over the result of his
failures to secure Nigerians. “With this type of mindset, it is difficult to
see how President Buhari can accept the challenge to radically improve his
handling of our security situation. “Nonetheless, we believe that Nigerians
must continue to raise our voices and organise through all legitimate means to
demand that the administration address major failings in his perception of our
situation and his response to our demands for our rights to security.” Notable
Northerners present at the press briefing of the Forum include; Prof. Ango
Abdullahi, NEF Chairman; Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Deputy National Chairman of
NEF, Alhaji Bello Kirfi (Wazirin Bauchi); Air Marshal Alamin Daggash(retd.). Former
Chief of Defence Staff; Abdullahi Usman, Secretary of the Coalition of Northern
Groups; among others.
Source: Vanguard News Nigeria.
