The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said President
Muhammadu Buhari does not deserve the title of the commander-In-chief of armed
forces because of his failure to tackle the prevailing security challenges in
the country.
It said Mr Buhari’s “failure to effectively lead from the
fronts against bandits and terrorists ravaging our nation” and recent comments
from two of his appointees clearly underscored the president’s capacity.
The main opposition party stated this in a statement by its
spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday.
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, said last week that Nigeria may wallow in insecurity for another 20 years if under-development continues in many communities.
“The military alone cannot solve this. There should be
hospitals, schools, roads and government presence in these communities. There
are so many ungovernable spaces and until these spaces have government
presence, it will not be resolved,” Mr Buaratai told the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs screening him for an ambassadorial position.
Earlier, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, attracted
criticism for urging Nigerians not to “be cowards” and ”confront armed
bandits”.
“I don’t know why people are running from minor things like
that. They should stand and let these people know that even the villagers have
the competency and capabilities to defend themselves,” he said.
‘Shocking’
The PDP said such comments exposed the lack of determination
on the part of the Buhari administration to fight insurgents and bandits and
therefore emboldens them to unleash terror on Nigerians.
“Such tendencies against Nigerians exposes the lack of
determination by the Buhari administration to fight insurgents which, in turn,
emboldens the outlaws who had earlier been pushed to the fringes under the PDP
administration, to resurge to unleash terror on our compatriots,” it said.
“Nigerians have not forgotten the embarrassing situation
where it took Chadian President Idris Derby to personally lead his troops into
our territories to rout out insurgents and free Nigerian communities, as well
as our soldiers, held captive by terrorists, while our President recedes into
the comfort and safety of the inner recesses of the Aso Presidential villa.
“Indeed, a Commander-in-Chief that cannot lead from the
fronts, as President Buhari promised to, and who blames everyone but himself
for his own failures, leaves much to be desired.”
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