The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said that former President, Goodluck Jonathan did not heed their advice on the best approach to handle war against Boko Haram.

Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, November 4, Dr. Paul Unongo, the deputy national leader of NEF said Jonathan would have taken the credit for defeating the insurgents if he had not ignored their recommendation, The Punch reports.

According to him, those recommendations were being used by President Muhammadu Buhari now.

Unongo said: “We (NEF) have not written any letter to President Buhari on Boko Haram. I am sure he picked up the recommendations we sent to Jonathan and they are working for him. NEF didn’t condemn Jonathan because he is Jonathan. We gave Jonathan a piece of advice.

“We were talking to him for over two years. We told him that he cannot fight Boko Haram with obsolete equipment and we told him that the battle was not only about using arms. We told him to use psychological intelligence.

“We actually wanted him to get the credit for winning the deadly Boko Haram war. He (Jonathan) doubted the kidnap of the Chibok girls and actually was seen on the television dancing azonto. Our people were being killed in hundreds. This was the height of insensitivity and we just had to complain about that. We complained creatively.”

The NEF leader wondered why the former president refused to implement the forum’s blueprint to end Boko Haram insurgency.

Unongo faulted opinion leaders who described Buhari’s anti-corruption war as selective, saying the president’s body language showed that he would tolerate corruption.

He added that the group would not hesitate to criticise the new government if it acted against the wishes of the masses.

Three days ago, Tanko Yakasai, the chairman of the Northern Elders Council (NEC) warned President Buhari against the selective persecution of perceived political opponents in the name of fighting corruption. He noted that the overwhelming feeling today was that the country was returning to dictatorship.

He also dismissed claims by the military that northern leaders are the sponsors of Boko Haram, challenging the authorities to name the so-called sponsors if they claimed were backing the insurgents.

https://www.naij.com/628056-boko-haram-jonathan-ignored-advice-dancing-azonto-television-northern-elders.html

These dis-honorable men's hypocrisy stinks to high heaven

Is buhari now listening to advice?

I wonder who are more sensible between northern elders and their youths

Retinue of ignorant never-do-wells

Oga listen to yourself.

This is why pitying them when they are killed in thousand becomes difficult for some people. Playing politics with the life of their people. Maybe to them, the life of a commoner is worthless and useless to them. Give buhari the same advice and shup up.

Bringing back the past, meanwhile Buhari said he would fight Boko boys before 100 days in office

I guess they have given Buhari the said almighty advice and he accepted it with both hands and now implementing it.

It will be wise and logical to say that the NEF's recommendation is responsible for over 6000 thousand Nigerians that have perished since may 29

So the COAS was right after all when he said that Northern elders are aiding bokoharams

Ok

I it's time move forward,you have Buhari your own,advice him,let him fight BH boys. But I wonder how he's going to win them,it's the same boys that helped him.

Ok