The Security
Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday would consider suspending the governors
of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, with a view to imposing total emergency
rule. This would entail the suspension of all democratic structures in the
affected states, should the idea sail through.
Officially,
the emergency rule ended at the weekend, but the military authorities have
asked President Goodluck Jonathan to extend it, since the war against the
insurgency is far from over.
According to
a top ranking officer in the military, the security chiefs had indicted some
top politicians and elite in the Northeast, for sabotaging the ongoing
operations against the insurgents and wanted the governors and Houses of
Assembly in the affected states suspended while the operations lasted.
“The
politicians and elite, including the governors in those states, are working
against our programme; their unguarded utterances are daring the insurgents.
They seem to have known the agenda of the insurgents and they are always ready
to defend them. For example, whenever these criminals attack, killing innocent
people, these politicians would blame us and whenever we are able to locate
their hideouts and smoke them out, they would be out accusing us of killing
innocent Nigerians. This is why some of us are of the opinion that suspending
them while the emergency rule lasts is the best option,” the officer said.
Speaking
further, he made reference to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno and Murtala
Nyako of Adamawa and a serving senator, as being part of the alleged sabotage.
“These
politicians are making our job difficult, you don’t even know on whose side
they are. But from all indications, they are not supporting our operations. One
of the governors the other time said the insurgents were better armed than our
troops. Just this weekend, I was reading the rubbish Nyako was saying, accusing
the military of being responsible for the killings being done by those
criminals.
“I don’t
blame Governor Nyako for saying all that rubbish. If those governors had been
suspended from office, as was the practice during the Obasanjo era; most of the
problems we are facing in those states are coming from the governors there.
They are contributing more to the problems we are facing.”
A presidency
source, who corroborated our military source, explained further that the
Security Council would consider all options available before taking a decision.
“It is true
some are calling for the suspension of the governors and the Houses of Assembly
in the three states, but that is not the only option or suggestion, we still
have others. For example, some are calling for the full implementation of the
Anti-Terrorism Act and if that is accepted, the democratic structures remain.
If I may let you know, President Jonathan wants them be (sic). The problem is
some of their activities that are not helping the counter-insurgent operations
and I think we could still manage it.”
He said, “To
suspend these people may not be a way out, because if they could be working at
cross purposes while they are still in office, you can imagine the havoc they
could do while on suspension. But the ideal thing is for the counter-insurgent
operation to be done with full co-operation of all the stakeholders,
irrespective of their political and religious persuasions.”
Another
military officer accused Senator Ahmed Zannah from Borno State of sabotaging
the operation and said there were some incidents the security operatives may
need to clarify from him.
“Senator
Zannah often comes to the Defence Headquarters and each time he comes, the
aftermath is always with one controversy or the other. But our people in his
home state are waiting for him to explain some coincidences that have to do
with him.
“Two, each
time he surfaces in Borno State, that is when the activities of the insurgents
are heightened. Three, he seems to know more of the insurgents than we do. For
example, he knows that some of their locations we said we have attacked are
still intact. Four, why does his speech always betray him as somebody working
for the insurgents and why has he never seen anything good in what we are
doing?”
When asked
why those questions could not be raised when he goes to the DHQ, the source
said, “For expediency and tactical reasons. It is in his home state that our
people need him, not here. Although we are told he said he has no problem with
us, but with the Presidency. But his utterances and actions are not helping
us.”
When the
Defence spokesman was asked to confirm or deny the allegation, he said, “We are
not interested in engaging Senator Zannah in a media war.”
But a top
officer at the Defence Headquarters added another dimension to the discourse
when he faulted the expiry date of the emergency rule. According to this
serving general, who asked for anonymity since he had no right to speak for the
DHQ, the emergency rule continues until May.
“I have been
reading it from the papers that the emergency rule ended today (last Saturday).
That cannot be true. The first broadcast of the commander-in-chief, President
[Goodluck] Jonathan was made on May 14, 2013 and the first six months of the
emergency rule ended in November and if another six months began in November,
that should tell you it would not end until May. So, where are the media
getting this 19th April date? I suspect the so-called stakeholders from Yobe
and Borno, who were calling for an end to the emergency rule. Go and do your
work very well. If the emergency would not be extended, it is when the ongoing
ends in May.”
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This is CAN agenda to totally wipe us from the north east.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the military is to be use fully now by CAN and GEJ to kill all the muslims in north east under guise of fighting boko haram
ReplyDeleteIf that is solution, go ahead now!!!!
ReplyDeletePurely can agenda pls don't take as a fools we know the people that are planting the bombs and the kidnaping it was CAN back by top military official so it will not work
ReplyDeleteHaba , we know u know the people , we are not even interesting in you telling us who they are . The operation is "both you and the people you know are to be wiped out of north east "
DeleteYou can see why when Gen Gusau call the sevice chief meeting the chief of defence staff refuse to attend becouse they have agenda which is purely CAN and GEJ agenda
ReplyDeleteThe state are under emergency rule the miulitary are in control of the security of the state but they fail to provide security for the people of the state and Bokoharm went to your formation and attack yet you can't protect your brackers which agenda did you have ?
ReplyDeleteThis is what Jonathan wants to ensure that the people of north east are disenfranchise. This will not work.
ReplyDeleteGEJ is seriously implementing the well plan CAN. Agenda in the north
ReplyDeletePls u this AJAGBA or what so u calling your name from which tribe are u?if not I dn't think u are a human being
ReplyDeleteWell, I think the governors shld not be suspended but suspended from making any media statement and any other official assignment. The onslaught must continue but this time all stakeholders must be more committed to this purpose. Adopting state policing and bringing relevance to the traditional rulers will also play a key role in bring down security challanges. More money shld be invested in this onslaught and ths troops deployed must be better motivated with material and social welfare. They need to feel loved so that they can die for our country. They must get assistance from foregin counterpart now. All the meeting Goodluck had with Obama and the rest must come to play now to help our nation. I Believe strongly also that partnership with APC and PDP will also go a long way in solving this. Lastly praying to God must be the most important.
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