*Say some elders,leaders misled Buhari to make wrong appointments

By Joseph Erunke

ABUJA–NORTHERN elders have blamed the festering insecurity in the country especially in the North East and North West geopolitical zones on some leaders and elders of the region whom they said,saw the danger in the beginning of the crisis but refused to say the truth

They said the attachment of religious and regional considerations in dealing with the crisis was the bane of progress in the war against insecurity as according to them,such considerations resulted in leading them to advising President Muhammadu Buhari against picking security chiefs outside the North.

This, according to them, weakened the zeal with which the war against terrorists was being waged by most handlers of the crisis, thus emboldening the adversaries.

The elders under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development,in a statement, Friday, particularly traced the origin of heightened insecurity in the North to the appointments made by President Buhari in the security circle with little consideration for professionalism and proven competence.


“As difficult as it is in speaking the truth, we feel constrained to admit that our quick resort to religious, ethnic and regional considerations led us to advise the president in wrong directions.

“The war against insecurity could have been a thing of the past if we had made good and informed decisions. We believe the complete consideration of our interest in making appointments into security agencies among other things led us to this present situation. Our decision resulted in deep drop in the pursuit of the war against terrorists thus emboldened the adversaries on the other hand.


“Many lives and property have been lost and destroyed. Frontline troops were falling every day to a more determined group of insurgents and bandits but our decision to remain quiet and not say the truth as things were happening,led us to this present situation,”the elders said in the statement.

But in the statement by the group’s National Coordinator,Engr. Goni Zana,the Northern elders said the wrong advice from leaders and elders of the region to the president in making such decision was the greatest undoing.

To this end,they have asked the president to henceforth stop adhering to advice from people of narrow interest and begin to take only decisions that are pro-Nigeria with a view to correcting the many ills of his administration towards a better country.

To them, such decisions should be immediately reviewed. For instance the appointment of service chiefs in particular should reflect the various geopolitical zones as well as other appointments in other areas of our national life. This will to a large extent encourage patriotism and commitment of our forces and the citizens at large.

” We wish to once again raise alarm over the deteriorating state of security in the North, we have been crying and will continue to cry until the situation gets better.

” We are loosing it as a country and Mr President needs to take extra steps before we are consumed as the rate at which we are going now if nothing is done within the shortest possible time, we may not have a country to call our own. The era of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is over. We can’t continue to dwell in the past. It’s time to move forward now,”the statement added.

According to them,”Mr President must ignore every sectional, regional, tribal and religious sentiments and go for the best hands that can do this job of securing our country.”

“As northern elders who are concerned about the peace , security and stability of our dear nation, we wish to appeal to those people of influence in the North who have access to the president to always speak the truth to him especially in appointments or reforms in the security sectors and others even if it does not favour our region and religion provided such appointments will bring lasting peace and unify Nigeria,”they advised.

According to Nelson Mandela “ it does not matter if the cat is black or white provided it can catch mice”.
The elders added that,”The idea of always putting first religion and geopolitical sentiments without looking out for professionalism and competence is the reason why we are at this cross road today.”
“And until we put an end to these sentiments we may be in for a serious problem. Our highly respected traditional and religious leaders must give Mr President a pro-Nigeria advice and not personal advice,”they insisted.


Noting that,”We are in this mess in the North today because some people refused to speak the truth”, the elders tasked President Buhari not to look back in correcting his mistakes in appointments into security sector, saying various geopolitical zones should be involved in the management of the tensed security situation.

“If we continue to make security appointments based on religious and ethnic sentiments, we won’t get it right,”it reiterated.

The group, however,urged Nigerians to believe in their country and work for its betterment “because we have just one country and nobody will build our nation for us.”

According to the group,” We all have equal stake in the Nigerian project.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/03/insecurityour-refusal-to-speak-truth-worsened-our-situation-northern-elders/

Our leaders need our prayers, God should flush out all the bad eggs among them.

Say a word of prayers to me too that God the perfect healer should heal me wholeheartedly, thanks

That's the truth

That is the truth. They are more concerned about power and religion more than security of life.

They thought they were harming the South not knowing they're killing themselves.


And they are not still ready to tell the truth

Truth can't be hidden.

Na now day break for that area? Anyway is never too late for you guys to speak up.

Una don tire to dey blame PDP?? MUMU PEOPLE!

Stop shifting the blame to Buhari or ex-security chiefs
When Government was busy releasing repented Bokoharam members, did any Northerner leaders kick against it
When fulani herdsmen were busy killing hundreds of people between 2015-2017, did any Northerner leaders speak against it
When Herdsmen were busy destroying people farms, did any Northerner leaders stop them
When governor's were busy give amnesty to bandits, did any Northerner leaders stop the governor's
Northerners should experience what others have been facing from their children

ododo ti nfara han....

Idiots.


Nigeria politicians are useless all of them

HYPOCRITES

Oh, I see

Una eyes don dey clear abi?

Keep refusing to speak oo

Indispensable85:
Una eyes don dey clear abi?

Their eyes never clear , come 2023 they will still do the same thing .. Tribalism is their air

How?

I think Nigeria should be divided, the North can now sacrifice their own brothers to fight their insecurity than when they sacrifice Yorubas and Igbos in their self manufactured crises

Action speaks louder than voice.
They should do a physical protest and work towards making sure the northern governors are poised to stopping the incessant insecurity occurencies!!!

Proactivity Leads To Productivity!!!
@Seniorwriter

Let the Northern elders hand of Sheik Gunmi for investigation so he can face Justice for his role in the kidnappings. Then and only then will I take them seriously

If you do this constantly every moment of every day, I assure you that
you will be healed.

Sebi he gave all appointments to his people, E dob choke them now.

The northerners are waking up gradually, "ati kekere lati peka iroko, to badagba tan ama gba ebo"
The criminals live with us, we know them.

They're right, that MUMU on Nairaland that called himself Arrewa is also part of the problem bedevilling it's people. Instead speaking truth to power, he goes about uploading pictures of the children of corrupt northern politicians and term it the general wellbeing of the whole North and when Shekau and his Boko Haram fighters see this images it annoys and further propels them to throw more bombs and wreck havoc.

good morning sirs

Pls can you tell us that truth you refused to tell Nigerians.

That is your problem. You can keep giving amnesty to bandits let them kill you the more, na your problemm.

Oluolad86:
Our leaders need our prayers, God should flush out all the bad eggs among them.

Say a word of prayers to me too that God the perfect healer should heal me wholeheartedly, thanks

Lay your hands where you are sick.

I speak healing into your life in the mighty name of Jesus Christ

Amen

Northern elders should say the truth buhari is dead they should stop deceiving Nigerians with face mask and impostor so the country can move forward

It is well with Nigeria!
We believe that a great change will be made in this country, in no long time! It's a prayer and we will claim victory!


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