Northern elite have again asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the present crop of Service Chiefs over the intractable security challenge in the country.
The North East elders, under the aegis of Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD), during the weekend, expressed worry over growing insecurity, saying excuses being made by the service chiefs are no longer acceptable to them.
Among those supporting the firing of the security top brass is a delegate to the 2014 National Conference, Tony Nyiam; human rights activist and former liaison officer to the late President Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai; President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shetima; and another northern activist, Dr. Tanko Yusuf.
The elders, who made their position known in a statement, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, listen to Nigerians by implementing a recent resolution by the National Assembly asking him to re-jig the country’s security design with a view to improving security, which they described as “so bad.”