The Nigeria Governors Forum on
Friday threatened to pressurize President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve security
chiefs of their duty, if they cannot stay on top of security challenges
bedeviling the country.
The threat was made by Chairman
of the Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, when members paid a
condolence visit to Governor Simon Lalong, over last weekend killing of around
200 persons in some villages in Plateau State.
Yari said, “We are here to
console you, the families of the victims and the entire people of Plateau State
for this unfortunate thing that happened to the State, and we pray Almighty God
would give the families the fortitude to bear the loss, and those that lost
their lives, we pray for the repose of their souls.
“We are here to encourage you
that you shouldn’t lose focus.
“And we are worried, because
Plateau State during your time has experienced relative peace and we are happy
with that, but all of a sudden, things began to take another dimension.
“We promise we are going to be
behind you and our president to give both of you the necessary encouragement
and support, to ensure that the relevant security agencies must stand up and do
their jobs.
“We are going to very soon as we
have agreed collectively, have a one-day interface with the security chiefs, to
ensure that they understand where we are and how this thing is depleting the
relationship between the citizens and as a nation the threat that we are under,
as we are under a time bomb as leaders.
“They should do their jobs
perfectly or else, we have no option than to ask the President to relieve them,
that’s the only point”, he threatened.
“Our hands are on deck, the
little resources we have are going to handling of security challenges, instead
of focusing on development”.
The NGF Chairman had earlier
lamented that Zamfara State had experienced 115 attacks between March 1st and
June 1st, 2018, which he said claimed the lives of 435 persons.
Responding, Governor Lalong
thanked the Forum for the visit.
The Governor reiterated that
since he came into office, his focus has been to ensure that peace is restored
in the state.
“We achieved this for three
years. If you ask an average Plateau person, how this thing happened, he will
say ‘we don’t know’.
“To me as a governor, we were
taken by surprise in Plateau State, because once the devil plans his action, he
will want to take people by surprise.
“We thank God that within that
short time, we were able to nip it in the bud”, he added.
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