Former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has shared his view on Operation Amotekun recently launched by the South-West governors, stating that the move is not a viable one.

Amotekun was set up by the governors to combat the security menace in the region.

He highlighted some of the challenges facing the states and the need for the governors to adopt a more sustainable approach in addressing the security challenges.

Speaking on Channels Television Newsnight, Mr. Babaginda the governors should have convinced the Federal Government to put up some part of the revenue for the purpose of curbing insecurity in the region.

“It is not viable because they are quarreling with minimum pay, now they create another force that you must equip them, pay them salaries, and give them all the needed welfare, which is going to be a problem for the state, where will they get the money to do that.

“If they had succeeded in convincing the Federal Government to put up some part of the revenue for the purposes of that, but if they take on it themselves, it is going to be a problem.

“I think what they need to do is to have a closer look at this; we have a lot of security outfits, and I think it is to assign specific responsibilities. That will take away the burden, they wouldn’t be stretched,” he stated.

Mr. Babaginda maintained that a lot needs to be done to address the security situation while recommending that an intelligence-driven approach should be adopted.

“A lot needs to be done quite frankly because if what we read in the papers or what we listen to on the radio is true, there are still some challenges in most of these areas we assumed the security situation has been stabilised.

“There are still a lot of challenges, what they need to do is to get a lot of intelligence information. It looks to me that there are some people who are thinking for the insurgents and the thinking is we need to find out who is thinking for them, who are leading them, supplying them the weapons and ammunition and we need to put a stop to that.”

Regionally, Mr. Babaginda said he would love to see more commitments at the highest levels from the Heads of states of various countries’ commitments to security.

LegendHero:
Some of these Northern leaders are something else.

When the Fulani herdsmen are slaughtering people in their farms, IBB was nowhere to be found to condemn their atrocities.

Now the SW took a step further in trying to curb the menace and yet IBB want us to believe that they erred in creating Amotekun network.

What IBB proposed can still be done right now. One of his proposal is that the SW governors should lobby the FG for some funds to cater for Amotekun workforce before creating the network.

However, the FG can still fund it right now since the SW governors already took a step. The main problem here is that the North is starting to get more uneasy for what Amotekun stands for. What do they fear in Amotekun?

TimmyA:
Don't mind them, they don't seem to be comfortable with it's eventual establishment because it is a threat to their oppression

LegendHero:
Some of these Northern leaders are something else.

When the Fulani herdsmen are slaughtering people in their farms, IBB was nowhere to be found to condemn their atrocities.

Now the SW took a step further in trying to curb the menace and yet IBB want us to believe that they erred in creating Amotekun network.

What IBB proposed can still be done right now. One of his proposal is that the SW governors should lobby the FG for some funds to cater for Amotekun workforce before creating the network.

However, the FG can still fund it right now since the SW governors already took a step. The main problem here is that the North is starting to get more uneasy for what Amotekun stands for. What do they fear in Amotekun?

Lastly, everyone should know that IBB is not a friend of the Yorubas, so his opinion belongs to the trash.

LegendHero:


[s]They know it’s not only a threat from the Yorubas alone but a threat from all southerners and the middle belt.

If Amotekun become a success, then that means governors in other regions will try to replicate the security network in their respective domain and that spells doom for some of their atrocities.[/s]

danvon:
Every new idea must fight for it's establishment

Did people really think Amotekun would be that easy, just establish it like that? One week something? No critics?

Many impatient politicians in dis country

MelesZenawi:



FG should disband the amutaoku.

MelesZenawi:
[s]Former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has shared his view on Operation Amotekun recently launched by the South-West governors, stating that the move is not a viable one.

Amotekun was set up by the governors to combat the security menace in the region.

He highlighted some of the challenges facing the states and the need for the governors to adopt a more sustainable approach in addressing the security challenges.

Speaking on Channels Television Newsnight, Mr. Babaginda the governors should have convinced the Federal Government to put up some part of the revenue for the purpose of curbing insecurity in the region.

“It is not viable because they are quarreling with minimum pay, now they create another force that you must equip them, pay them salaries, and give them all the needed welfare, which is going to be a problem for the state, where will they get the money to do that.

“If they had succeeded in convincing the Federal Government to put up some part of the revenue for the purposes of that, but if they take on it themselves, it is going to be a problem.

“I think what they need to do is to have a closer look at this; we have a lot of security outfits, and I think it is to assign specific responsibilities. That will take away the burden, they wouldn’t be stretched,” he stated.



Mr. Babaginda maintained that a lot needs to be done to address the security situation while recommending that an intelligence-driven approach should be adopted.

“A lot needs to be done quite frankly because if what we read in the papers or what we listen to on the radio is true, there are still some challenges in most of these areas we assumed the security situation has been stabilised.

“There are still a lot of challenges, what they need to do is to get a lot of intelligence information. It looks to me that there are some people who are thinking for the insurgents and the thinking is we need to find out who is thinking for them, who are leading them, supplying them the weapons and ammunition and we need to put a stop to that.”

Regionally, Mr. Babaginda said he would love to see more commitments at the highest levels from the Heads of states of various countries’ commitments to security.

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/14/ibb-says-amotekun-not-viable-advises-south-west-governors/?fbclid=IwAR3oHj9PGPdt9gkYJYibmPV8bjkiUjQo3wEMPr1WLwRUBpa0Y0VUaDr5nFM


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MelesZenawi:


https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/14/ibb-says-amotekun-not-viable-advises-south-west-governors/?fbclid=IwAR3oHj9PGPdt9gkYJYibmPV8bjkiUjQo3wEMPr1WLwRUBpa0Y0VUaDr5nFM

LegendHero:
Some of these Northern leaders are something else.

When the Fulani herdsmen are slaughtering people in their farms, IBB was nowhere to be found to condemn their atrocities.

Now the SW took a step further in trying to curb the menace and yet IBB want us to believe that they erred in creating Amotekun network.

What IBB proposed can still be done right now. One of his proposal is that the SW governors should have lobbied the FG for some funds to cater for Amotekun workforce before creating the network.

However, the FG can still fund it right now since the SW governors already took a step. The main problem here is that the North is starting to get more uneasy for what Amotekun stands for. What do they fear in Amotekun?

Lastly, everyone should know that IBB is not a friend of the Yorubas, so his opinion belongs to the trash.