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September 7, 2020 | News
ON PRESIDENT BUHARI'S EXPRESSION OF "SHOCK" ON THE SECURITY SITUATION IN NIGERIA
Truth be told, for the simple fact that the Commander-In-Chief, and Number One citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had expressed “shock” on the disturbing security situation in the country; it suggests to us that we are in a serious predicament in this country, as regard the assurance of security of lives and property. It makes one to wonder what then is the essence of the frequent Security Meetings Mr. President always have with his supposedly ‘Trusted’ Security Chiefs? If President Buhari is shocked at the complaints from the Nigerian citizenry as regard the rising insecurity situation in the country, it is really sad because it means that the country’s Commander-In-Chief, is not really abreast, proactive and on top of the country’s security status, be it in recent past or presently.
It is also evident, from this development, that the country’s Security Chiefs have been feeding Mr. President with the wrong information as regards the country’s current security situation. The Security Chiefs are not telling Mr. President the truth about the real security situation in the country, for reasons best known to them. However, we can only deduce that they are doing so, just to create a good impression about themselves as Security Chiefs, who are supposedly making progress in addressing the security challenges in the county, before their boss. They obviously want to remain in the good books of Mr. President. But should this be expected from Security Chiefs whose primary duty is to help secure the lives and property of the citizenry. Will all the propaganda to make themselves and this Government look good in the eyes of the public and the international community, automatically wipe away the ‘true insecurity realities’ daily faced by Nigerians? Obviously not! There should be no excuse for non-performance, especially when it comes to security issues. If it were to be in other developed climes, those concerned would either have resigned honourably, or sacked. But in Nigeria, it is different story. The sad part is that President Buhari is not helping matters by not trying to find out himself, the true security situation in the country. This is what is expected of any Commander-In-Chief. Mr. President should at least learn to read the papers daily on his own, to see things for himself. Rather than waiting for the usual cock and bull stories from the Security Chiefs and his Media aides.
I also think that the Security Chiefs are down-playing on the seriousness of the security challenges in this country. Who in this country, does not know that almost the entire country has one serious security challenge or the other - ranging from Boko haram insurgents/terrorism, herdsmen killings, kidnappings, armed robberies, vandalization of pipelines/oil theft, etc., all of which have not been properly tackled by the Federal Government of Nigeria under President Buhari. Even the Security Operatives, especially the Nigerian Police Force, have not been receiving the needed attention to adequately position themselves to address these insecurities. The Nigerian Police Force for instance, has no sufficient manpower, as they are not properly funded, with modern security gadgets and vehicles to crackdown crimes of all kinds.
The insecurity situation in Nigeria is a serious cause for alarm because practically on a daily basis, countless (recorded and unrecorded) Nigerians are being slaughtered/killed/maimed/kidnapped/trafficked, have their immediate environment polluted by illegal bunkering/oil theft, or chased/displaced out of their natural homelands within the country. The onslaught by Herdsmen against Nigerians across different parts of the country, is becoming more endemic and overbearing that many are wondering if we still have a Government, whose primary responsibility is to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians. We recall how some two years back, former Minister of Defense, Gen. T.Y. Danjuma (Rtd), accused the Nigerian military of prejudice, urging people to defend themselves, rather than rely entirely on the institution for protection. Such commentary/statement coming from Danjuma, who was also a former Chief of Army Staff, obviously brought a disturbing twist to the country’s insecurity crisis, and as such, should not be treated lightly or swept under the carpet. But rather, this is something the Federal Government, the Nigerian Army as well as other Security agencies, should look into and make the necessary adjustments where necessary to assure Nigerians that indeed, all is well, and that they can guarantee the security of the lives of Nigerians.
Agreed that the sort of insecurity situation in the country, is one that is complex and quite complicated to handle, but THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI MUST BE SEEN TO BE OVERBOARD AND ON TOP OF THE SITUATION AT ALL TIMES, SO AS TO ASSURE NIGERIANS THAT IT CAN GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF LIVES AND PROPERTY. And most importantly, the Federal Government must be seen to be very honest, transparent and holistic in addressing this sensitive insecurity issue in the country. The Federal Government should not be seen to be saying one thing, and doing something else entirely. Or be seen doing something that suggests they have ulterior motives in addressing these insecurity concerns in the country. President Buhari cannot be insisting that there has been an improvement on the security situation in the country, and his Security Chiefs keep saying the same thing and insinuating that it was not as bad as the media was painting it. Whereas, Nigerians are still living in fear and apprehension because of the evident insecurity situation across the country. it is rather unfortunate!
Zik Gbemre.
January 31, 2020
We Mobilize Others to Fight for Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
ON PRESIDENT BUHARI'S EXPRESSION OF "SHOCK" ON THE SECURITY SITUATION IN NIGERIA
Truth be told, for the simple fact that the Commander-In-Chief, and Number One citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had expressed “shock” on the disturbing security situation in the country; it suggests to us that we are in a serious predicament in this country, as regard the assurance of security of lives and property. It makes one to wonder what then is the essence of the frequent Security Meetings Mr. President always have with his supposedly ‘Trusted’ Security Chiefs? If President Buhari is shocked at the complaints from the Nigerian citizenry as regard the rising insecurity situation in the country, it is really sad because it means that the country’s Commander-In-Chief, is not really abreast, proactive and on top of the country’s security status, be it in recent past or presently.
It is also evident, from this development, that the country’s Security Chiefs have been feeding Mr. President with the wrong information as regards the country’s current security situation. The Security Chiefs are not telling Mr. President the truth about the real security situation in the country, for reasons best known to them. However, we can only deduce that they are doing so, just to create a good impression about themselves as Security Chiefs, who are supposedly making progress in addressing the security challenges in the county, before their boss. They obviously want to remain in the good books of Mr. President. But should this be expected from Security Chiefs whose primary duty is to help secure the lives and property of the citizenry. Will all the propaganda to make themselves and this Government look good in the eyes of the public and the international community, automatically wipe away the ‘true insecurity realities’ daily faced by Nigerians? Obviously not! There should be no excuse for non-performance, especially when it comes to security issues. If it were to be in other developed climes, those concerned would either have resigned honourably, or sacked. But in Nigeria, it is different story. The sad part is that President Buhari is not helping matters by not trying to find out himself, the true security situation in the country. This is what is expected of any Commander-In-Chief. Mr. President should at least learn to read the papers daily on his own, to see things for himself. Rather than waiting for the usual cock and bull stories from the Security Chiefs and his Media aides.
I also think that the Security Chiefs are down-playing on the seriousness of the security challenges in this country. Who in this country, does not know that almost the entire country has one serious security challenge or the other - ranging from Boko haram insurgents/terrorism, herdsmen killings, kidnappings, armed robberies, vandalization of pipelines/oil theft, etc., all of which have not been properly tackled by the Federal Government of Nigeria under President Buhari. Even the Security Operatives, especially the Nigerian Police Force, have not been receiving the needed attention to adequately position themselves to address these insecurities. The Nigerian Police Force for instance, has no sufficient manpower, as they are not properly funded, with modern security gadgets and vehicles to crackdown crimes of all kinds.
The insecurity situation in Nigeria is a serious cause for alarm because practically on a daily basis, countless (recorded and unrecorded) Nigerians are being slaughtered/killed/maimed/kidnapped/trafficked, have their immediate environment polluted by illegal bunkering/oil theft, or chased/displaced out of their natural homelands within the country. The onslaught by Herdsmen against Nigerians across different parts of the country, is becoming more endemic and overbearing that many are wondering if we still have a Government, whose primary responsibility is to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians. We recall how some two years back, former Minister of Defense, Gen. T.Y. Danjuma (Rtd), accused the Nigerian military of prejudice, urging people to defend themselves, rather than rely entirely on the institution for protection. Such commentary/statement coming from Danjuma, who was also a former Chief of Army Staff, obviously brought a disturbing twist to the country’s insecurity crisis, and as such, should not be treated lightly or swept under the carpet. But rather, this is something the Federal Government, the Nigerian Army as well as other Security agencies, should look into and make the necessary adjustments where necessary to assure Nigerians that indeed, all is well, and that they can guarantee the security of the lives of Nigerians.
Agreed that the sort of insecurity situation in the country, is one that is complex and quite complicated to handle, but THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI MUST BE SEEN TO BE OVERBOARD AND ON TOP OF THE SITUATION AT ALL TIMES, SO AS TO ASSURE NIGERIANS THAT IT CAN GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF LIVES AND PROPERTY. And most importantly, the Federal Government must be seen to be very honest, transparent and holistic in addressing this sensitive insecurity issue in the country. The Federal Government should not be seen to be saying one thing, and doing something else entirely. Or be seen doing something that suggests they have ulterior motives in addressing these insecurity concerns in the country. President Buhari cannot be insisting that there has been an improvement on the security situation in the country, and his Security Chiefs keep saying the same thing and insinuating that it was not as bad as the media was painting it. Whereas, Nigerians are still living in fear and apprehension because of the evident insecurity situation across the country. it is rather unfortunate!
Zik Gbemre.
January 31, 2020
We Mobilize Others to Fight for Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes