By John Owen Nwachukwu Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South Senatorial District has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to start taking...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South Senatorial District has
called on President Muhammadu Buhari to start taking responsibilities and act
like Commander-in-Chief over the terrorist attacks happening on a daily basis
in almost every part of the country.
According to him, it is the responsibility of the President
to address Nigerians and not his advisers releasing statements after every attack.
Featuring on Channels Television on Thursday evening, Ndume
said he was totally disappointed with the response coming from political
leaders who should be ordinarily responsible for the lives and well-being of
Nigerians.
Ndume said he feels pained to be called a Senator because
most of them were almost helpless in the current situation and were like mere
observers.
Asked whose responsibility it is to brief Nigerians after
such fatal attacks on citizens, Ndume said, “the service chiefs are there, the NSA
is there and the President is there.
“This is not a State matter but if it was in the State, the
State Governors should be doing that. You see it happening everywhere. You see
it happening everywhere.
“Honestly, we’re in trouble. Don’t take these things
lightly. I’m worried…we should be talking about how to address this matter and
what citizens need to do…I’m really disappointed with the response of so many
leaders.
“And it’s our responsibility. The responsibility of the
government is security and welfare of its citizens and then you have leaders
responding as if it is a casual thing and not their responsibility.
“It is our responsibility. I feel pained to be called a
Senator and almost like helpless- most of us are like that- sitting down as
observers.”
On how he’ll fix the current security situations, Ndume
added, “I’ll call the security Chiefs to brief me properly, then I’ll brief the
nation on what is going on, sharing with them what needs to be shared without
compromising the security situation.
“The President or whoever is in charge is supposed to sit
some people down and get results, not just making statements. I’ve said it
before, when it comes to issues like this, it is the President who is supposed
to be addressing Nigerians, not some advisers.
“The President should be taking responsibility. He is the
President! You see, religiously, by the time you ask people to elect you as the
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, anything that happens to any
Nigerian, we’ll hold you accountable for it “
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