The President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government has reacted to the vote of no confidence passed on his
administration by the Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF, and other socio-political
organizations in the country.
The coalition of Northern Elders’
Forum, NEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Pan Niger Delta Forum had during
the week, passed a vote of no-confidence on Buhari, over what they described as
the President’s inability to find a lasting solution to the country’s problems.
Reacting through his Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, the President described the leaders
as selfish.
According to him, the communique
was “shedding of crocodile tears by selfish leaders.”
According to Buhari’s
spokesperson, the leaders felt alienated after a transparent and accountable
system, “halted their disproportionate survival on resources of the state.”
He called on Nigerians to ignore
what he described as the unholy alliance by the groups.
The statement added that the
groups were only stepping up their assault on the All Progressives Congress
administration as it expands its national dominance and moves closer to
securing an outright victory in the elections next year
He said, “The Presidency notes
with dismay that the refrain about President Buhari not doing anything about
security in the country had turned into the number one fake news item being
peddled in the media.
“The Presidency refers all the
purveyors of falsehood to a State House press release published a few days ago
and signed by the Special Adviser to President, Femi Adesina, which clearly
outlined the government’s major achievements and initiatives in tackling
security challenges from January to July, 2018.
“The press release which was
titled: ‘Combating Insecurity in the Country: Lest We Forget – Presidency’
listed out ongoing security operations: (1) Nigerian Army’s Exercise Ayem
Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger States
launched in February to tackle cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/farmers’ clashes,
among others; (2) Nigerian Air Force establishment of three new Quick Response
Wings (QRW) in Taraba, Nasarawa and Benue States respectively, and deployment
of Special Forces personnel.
“The press release also noted
President Buhari’s approval for the establishment of a new Battalion of the
Nigerian Army, as well as a new Police Area Command, in Birnin Gwari Local
Council in Kaduna State, as part of measures to scale up security in response
to the banditry affecting the area.
“We advise Nigerians to read
Adesina’s statement if they haven’t yet, or re-read it for a better
understanding of the efforts to ensure peace in the country.”
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