Following President Muhammadu Buhari's sacking of the nation’s Service Chiefs, Northern Elders on Thursday applauded him for his action, but also knocked him for excluding South East from the appointments, they said he "ought to have disappointed some of his critics and proved he doesn’t hate the Igbo as it’s widely insinuated, by appointing one of their sons into the nation’s security leadership.”
The Elders under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, in a statement by their National Coordinator, Zana Goni said, “We completely throw our weight behind Ohanaeze Ndigbo on their position over the appointments of the new Service Chiefs. We vehemently appeal to Mr President for a review of the appointments to accommodate our Igbo brothers from the South-East region in line with the Federal character principle of the country. We are absolutely sure that taking this action will make the designers of our country happy where they are watching. We received with great excitement the news about the sacking of the former Service Chiefs of the country by Mr President. It is quite commendable that the President finally listened to the clarion call by Nigerians to that effect. We strongly believe that the list does not meet a fair list as it is lacking in fairness, justice, and equity to the South-Easterners.” “How can there be the appointment of two sets of Service Chiefs without any Igbo person among them? Is this fair? What exactly has the Igbo people done to deserve this kind of unfair treatment?," the statement read further.
Got gist? SMS:08029976464 WhatsApp:08029976464 Email:inkubwa@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment