Killings: Govs Threaten Service Chiefs, Sit Up Or We Pressure Buhari To Fire You

The Nigeria Governors Forum has asked service chiefs in the country to put an end to the security challenges in the country or they will pressurize President Muhammadu Buhari to sack them.

The governors’ stand was made known by Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, when members paid a condolence visit to Governor Simon Lalong, in Jos, the Plateau state capital.

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Members of the NGF on Friday paid a condolence visit to Plateau State, following last weekend’s killing, which claimed nearly 200 lives.

“We are here to console you, the families of the victims and the entire people of Plateau State for this unfortunate thing that happened to the State, and we pray Almighty God would give the families the fortitude to bear the loss, and those that lost their lives, we pray for the repose of their souls,” Yari said.

“We are here to encourage you that you shouldn’t lose focus.

“And we are worried, because Plateau State during your time has experienced relative peace and we are happy with that, but all of a sudden, things began to take another dimension.

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“We promise we are going to be behind you and our president to give both of you the necessary encouragement and support, to ensure that the relevant security agencies must stand up and do their jobs.

“We are going to very soon as we have agreed collectively, have a one-day interface with the security chiefs, to ensure that they understand where we are and how this thing is depleting the relationship between the citizens and as a nation the threat that we are under, as we are under a time bomb as leaders.

“They should do their jobs perfectly or else, we have no option than to ask the President to relieve them, that’s the only point”, he threatened.

“Our hands are on deck, the little resources we have are going to handling of security challenges, instead of focusing on development”.

Responding, Governor Lalong thanked the Forum for the visit, saying since he came into office in 2015, his focus has been to ensure peace and prosperity in the state.

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He said: “We achieved this for three years. If you ask an average Plateau person, how this thing happened, he will say ‘we don’t know’.

“To me as a governor, we were taken by surprise in Plateau State, because once the devil plans his action, he will want to take people by surprise.”

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