Overhaul Machinery Of Govt Now, PGF Tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to overhaul the machinery of his administration to restore peace in the country.

Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman made the call in a statement titled “Save Nigeria for APC to Command Moral and Electoral Credibility… A Wakeup Call to all our Leaders,” on Thursday in Abuja.

Lukman said the current situation of the country was a test of leadership.

He added that it was not in dispute Nigeria was in crisis, as lives of Nigerians were already being lost.

The PGF DG lamented that citizens and the government had lost property and assets.

He further said: “Unfortunately, responses from our political leaders especially at Federal level are below public expectation.

“If all the agencies of government and political appointees managing these agencies have handle their responsibilities as is expected, this crisis would have been averted.

“In fact, the pressure on President Buhari’s direct intervention will not have been the case. The crisis produced by the #EndSARS protest highlight the need for the President to urgently take steps to overhaul the machinery of government if our democracy and our government is to be able to meet the expectation of citizens.

“It is the constitutional prerogative of the President to determine the best strategy and the details of governmental reforms aimed at overhauling the machinery of government to make them more effective in responding to the democratic needs of Nigerians.”

According to him, leaders of the APC and the government need to put aside their differences and rise to the occasion.

He said there was the urgency for appropriate civic engagement across the country to bring about  peace.