And while some northern governors, political and religious chieftains continue to shift blame over the cause of the escalating insurgencies, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Audu Ogbeh, says it is due to the gross mis-governance in the entire region. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Ogbeh asked the Federal Government to take serious diplomatic steps against Cameroun, Niger and Chad, declaring them enemies of Nigeria for habouring the insurgents ravaging the north. He asked that security be strengthened while there should be probing to know who is where and what, and who is loyal or not. Ogbeh blamed the political elite in the north for causing so much poverty and under-developing the region. He stressed that over the years, they had focused so much on politics and the scramble for elective positions but showed no interest in governance and development of the region. He said: “We have got to take more drastic steps because a situation where invaders arrive, kill 100 in Katsina, 215 in Birnin Kebbi, kill in Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and in the case of Benue a chemical was used in a village to kill 18 people and we all cover it in Fulani herdsmen, we think that there are mercenaries hired from our neighbours and far away places because some of them when caught, are of Arab origin. “These are very worrying situations and as a people, we have to realise we are in grave danger and should give the President every support he needs to take more serious measures and also investigate our Armed Forces to know who is loyal and who isn’t. “He said so before that his military and his government have been infiltrated. Has he purged those who infiltrated it? He should use military intelligence to find out who is loyal or not. You can’t have a situation where the security forces, for any reason, may have doubtful loyalty to the integrity of this country. “Since he said so, we urge him to find out the loyal and disloyal ones, otherwise the survival of this nation is in serious peril. And it is not a matter to laugh over because we are in serious trouble. “We sympathise with the President and his government; we also urge him to take serious diplomatic step with Cameroun, Niger and Chad and other neighbouring countries that anybody who harbours criminals is an enemy of Nigeria. Obviously they know what is going on.” Chief Audu Ogbeh..... kai this man is so consistent...a real statesman. My hero. My Mandela. #OSFA #GetInvolved #TakeBackNigeria
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 18:56:40 +0000
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