Following criticism trailing President Muhammadu Buhari ‘s silence on the killings in southern Kaduna, the presidency said the President will not talk because Governor Nasir el-Rufai, , “is on top of the matter”.

Recall that over 50 people have lost their lives in some villages in southern Kaduna following attacks on the villages by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

In response to the situation, the Kaduna government had to impose a 24-hour curfew in Zangon- Kataf, Kaura and Jema’a local government areas .



LEADERSHIP recalls that after meeting with President Buhari last week at the presidential Villa,Governor el- Rufai said the President has given him unqualified support to stabilize the state and bring all those responsible for the violation of the laws to justice.

Speaking on Sunrise daily, a Channels TV programme, the special adviser media to the President, Femi Adesina said the governor who is the chief security officer of the state is meant to deal with issues like this.

Adesina said, “You don’t have to hear from the president on that matter. You see, when it pays us, we talk about federalism and true federalism, yet you want the president and presidency to talk about everything,”

“When things like this happen in a state, there is a chief security officer, he is supposed to be on top of the matter. Governor el-Rufai was at the villa on Thursday to brief the president, so why should the president then be talking about it?

“True federalism is the governor should be in charge and he is in charge of it.”

He further stated that state and local governments have a major role to play in dealing with herdsmen crisis.

“When these herdsmen attack happen, you need to see what the president is doing, always on the line with the governors and talking with them and getting updates,”

“And he has said it before – even former President Olusegun Obasanjo said it, this problem will be sorted out with the local governments and the states principally. The federal government has roles to play but not as much as the state and local governments, He stated.

basilo102:


“True federalism is the governor should be in charge and he is in charge of it.”

byrron:


Henceforth, governor's of every state in Nigeria should be in charge of securities in there various states by creating their own various state police while the NPF in every state should all be relocated back to Abuja were they rightfully belong since the presidency has suddenly accepted the practice of true federalism.

This sudden true federalism should also include every state to start fending for it's self by making use of all resources situated on its domain and the monthly criminal jamboree at Abuja called monthly allocation sharing should come to it's climax.

A government that sends federal armed forces to rig a state election but can't deploy same forces to hunt down Libyan Nigerian Fulani herdsmen terrorising all nukes and crannies of Nigeria is definitely an irresponsible government.

limeta:
South kaduna are they 5%ter ?
Trust me Buhari is not their president.
When they finish in south kaduna with kwara in the bag already i wonder who will be next.
Edo state people can solve this problem in a day am sure, apc or no apc.

DozieInc:
@Byrron so true.
Femi Adesina just succeeded in confusing himself on the concept of "True federalism". because it's about the atrocities of the Fulani instead of talking about security he is preaching "true federalism"

just2endowed:
Buhari and his herdsmen are cowards. God will punnish u buhari and ur herdsmen. You will pay one way or the other. And for that stupid advisor, keep giving excuses for why buhari is turning deaf and dumb ear to the killing by herdsmen in all the federation. You are not deceiving Nigerian law but urself illiterate bastard. Why not vacate as a president and hand over the military might to be controlled by the state? Fool. With this statement he can be impeach.

LordIsaac:
Third world!

LordIsaac:
Third world!