Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has asked President Buhari to reflect on why his allies left him after he got elected as he urged the Nigerian leader to make the security of Nigerians a priority.
Reacting to Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina’s statement which questioned the credibility of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and also described the forum as a one-man army, Lamido stated that the issues raised by the group shows it shares similar concern with Nigerians.
In his Facebook post, the former Governor recalled how the NEF were once President Buhari’s “loyal troops through thick and thin” and never abandoned him in defeat.
Lamido who asked President Buhari to ignore Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu and also to keep paying them even if it’s only for charity, appealed to the Nigerian leader to secure Nigerians.
Lamido’s Facebook post reads:
“I urge Mr President to reflect deeply on the response in his defense made on the statement of the Northern Elders Forum on the STATE OF NATION ON SECURITY by Femi Adesina.
“Sir, if you reflect on your political evolution from APP, ANPP, CPC to ACN the likes of Prof Ango and Hakeem Baba Ahmed and many more in the NEF have been your loyal troops through thick and thin and have never abandoned you even in defeat!
“The question you should ask yourself is why have they abandoned you in Victory to political mercenaries like Femi and Garba who are with you only for the pay?
“Sir the issues they raised are real and each and every Nigerian except Femi and Garba share these concerns, even you as our C in C claimed not to be aware of our insecurity situation until the likes of NEF raised the red alarm!
“You need to also read the warning written by Elder Statesman Bashir Tofa to Nigerian Big Men on the analysis of Insecurity in Nigeria, our Sub Region and Africa.
“I hope the General without troops Femi was referring to sarcastically is not you sir! You have many capable hands around you sir, listen to them, engage them. You are the man of the moment. Ignore Femi, ignore Garba, keep paying them if only for charity, but please secure us!”