Insecurity: Northern Elders Pass Vote Of Confidence On Buhari

NORTHERN Elders, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development

( CNEEPD), have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, saying the president’s sterling leadership quality has kept the people more united despite threats in some quarters.

The elders, however, expressed dissatisfaction in the security sector, saying the prevailing insecurity has negatively affected the progress of the president’s administration.

To this end, they insisted that the best way possible for the president to restore the lost glory in the security sector was the immediate restructuring of the sector beginning with the sack of the service chiefs.

Besides, the group demanded an independent forensic investigation into the expenditure of the Armed Forces from December 2015.

The Northern elders, who also said insecurity and hunger were reasons behind the continuous protests by # ENDSARS campaigners, kicked against killings, intimidation, and harassment of protesters by men of the Nigeria Police Force ( NPF).

They called on the Inspector General of Police ( IGP) Mohammed Adamu, to urgently arrest the erring police officers and hoodlums responsible for the attacks.

These were contained in a communique the organisation released to the media Saturday, after its expanded meeting held in Abuja.

In the communiqué signed by Engr. Zana Goni, representing North East, Dr. Mohammed Suleman, for North West and Prof. Ofa Afolabi, for North Central, the elders expressed worried “over the plight of IDPS and the communities in the North East and call on government and international donors to as matters of urgency, do more in addressing the medical, food and sanitation needs of the people affected by insecurity in the region.”