Service chiefs: ‘Reps working with underground forces against Nigeria’

A group, National Democratic Front (NDF), has accused the House of Representatives of working with underground forces to return Nigeria to dark and inglorious era. 

It was reacting to a motion moved on Thursday by the Chief Whip, Mohammed Tahir Mongunu, and 14 others, calling on the service chiefs to resign or be fired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Addressing newsmen Thursday in Abuja, NDF’s national secretary, Dr. Abdulkadir Bolaji, said they were shocked that some Reps had “wittingly subscribed to this hogwash using a protectively deceptive official cover to push this demonic agenda.” 

According to him, the call for the sack of the security chiefs is amazing to say the least clear attempt to pave way for the defeated insurgents to return Nigeria to era of blood and tears.   

He also advised that the president should be prepared to slam a state of emergency on any state that falters on securing lives and property of the citizenry.

He said, “From time to time, we are pained by the deliberate actions or multiple commissions from our national legislators, especially the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly (NASS). We are vexed by their continuous wobbling in the performance of their official assignments. Naturally, we can overlook their motley of scandals, but certainly not undue interference that tends to tamper with the sanctity of the security fabrics of our country.

“Overtime, precisely in the last few months, Nigerians have heard and assessed the campaigns for the sack of Security Chiefs. And it emanates from individuals and organisations inclined to partisanship and intolerant of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“It is astonishing that some Rep members have wittingly subscribed to this hogwash using a protectively deceptive official cover to push this demonic agenda. The recent baseless alarm calling for the sack of Security Chiefs is amazing to say the least.

“We will only call on politicians and members of parliament inclusive to stop their unholy alliance with terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to destabilize the country.  It is the first step, and secondly, approve adequate budget financing for security agencies to tackle violence and killings, as against the meaningless sermons on resignation or sacking of them.”

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