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Insecurity: We will encourage protest in North-Northern Elders

...Say without protest, Buhari won't take action

19th June 2020
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 Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the Service Chiefs penultimate Thursday, and his directive for them to take proactive action against rising insecurity in the country, the Northern Elder’s Forum (NEF) has said that they would encourage peaceful protest against Killings in the region and the nation in general.
The Elders noted that barely three days after a peaceful protests by members of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) over the state of insecurity in  the North, President Buhari gave the Service Chiefs marching order to end bloodletting in the zone.
Recalled that two of such protest had held in Minna, Niger State and in Katsina State, but after the protest in Katsina, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff was invited to Abuja and detained.
He was however, released in the evening of Thursday following intervention by well-meaning Nigerians and groups.
To this end, the NEF has in a statement on Friday which was signed by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy,
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, vowed to ensure that the protest went round the 19 northern States in no distant time, otherwise, President Buhari would not take further action on insecurity.
“The Northern Elders Forum is confident in the maturity of members of the CNG to demonstrate the best traditions of respect for elders for which our Northern  communities are famous.
“As we await the outcome of their deliberation on this, we wish to  draw the attention of President Buhari and all governments that neither the Forum nor the CNG represent a threat to them. We do, however, represent voices that need to be heard in our current circumstance in the North
“Northern Elders Forum is aware that the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) had commenced a planned series of peaceful marches in all parts of the North to invite attention to the dire state of security of lives and property in many communities in the North. Two of such marches had held in Minna, Niger State and in Katsina. After the protest in Katsina, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff was invited to Abuja and detained.
“He was released in the evening yesterday. The Forum and many well-meaning Nigerians had demanded that he be released or charged, and we wish to use this opportunity to appreciate all persons and groups who have intervened to deepen the rule of law and the rights of citizens to engage in peaceful protest. We recall that then General Muhammadu Buhari and leadership of the APC  had exercised these same rights before his election as President.
“Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that there are plans to disrupt these peaceful protests and subvert their objectives in some parts of the North. The goals of these subversives are to create a hostile environment that will worsen the state of insecurity in which our people live, and divert attention from their goal, which is basically to urge government to take firm and immediate steps to arrest the bleeding in the North.
“The Northern Elders  Forum has therefore engaged the CNG in discussions to prevent a subversion of its otherwise commendable efforts to organize peaceful marches  and protests. We both took cognizance of some positive developments since the Minna and Katsina marches. President Muhammadu Buhari had appealed to people in Katsina to be patient as plans to clear the State of bandits are under way. After the marches, President Buhari dispatched a high-powered delegation to some  States in the North West to meet with Governors and convey his concerns and plans to take firmer action against banditry, rustlers, kidnappers and rapists  who have made lives of our people virtually valueless.
Yesterday,(Thursday)  President Buhari met with Service Chiefs and expressed his disappointment at their records and performance, and directed them to do better to protect our communities. All these are evidence that the administration is taking note of the growing outrage from many quarters, but particularly from the courage and the faith of members of the CNG that change comes only when we raise our voices and act against indifference and incompetence.
We realize that there is still a long way to go, and many Northerners are concerned that protests and marches do not become the only means of getting our  leaders to do what is right.
“The Northern Elders Forum has counselled the CNG to suspend its marches and explore additional avenues with other groups and individuals to sustain the momentum and keep the government on its toes. We have also agreed that all groups in the North should be encouraged to raise their levels of vigilance and organization to demand that our elected leaders live up to their oath to secure Nigerians”.
Cyril

Cyril

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