ZAMFARA MAYHEM, AISHA ACCUSED BUHARI
Foremost activist and co-founder of the Bring
Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu
Buhari over his handling of the recent spate of killings in Zamfara state,
North-West Nigeria.
President Buhari interacting with troops
deployed to curb the activities of bandits and criminals in Zamfara and
neighbouring states under Operations Sharan Daji and Diran Mikiya, at Katsina
Airport shortly before departing for Abuja on 25th Aug 2018 Aisha in a minute
and 43 seconds video recording made available to our correspondent accused the
President of playing the ostrich and doing too little to curtail the senseless
killings going on in some parts of the country.
Questioning the rationale for replacing
President Goodluck Jonathan with the incumbent, the fiery activist said the
same missteps of the immediate past President are today being replicated by the
All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration.
She said: “President Muhammadu Buhari, what
kind of a leader are you, what kind of an insensitive leader are you? People
are dying in Zamfara and it seems you don’t care. You are supposed to be the
Commander-in-Chief, the President of this country. Everything about security is
centrally in your hands and yet, you are doing nothing.”
She noted that rather demonstrate sufficient
commitment to the protection of lives, Mr. President has been fixated on his
re-election bid; a development she described as unfortunate. “Your election is
what matters to you; re-election is what your business is. The fact that
Zamfara has turned to a place where state burial is being done almost everyday
means nothing to you.
“Why then did we vote out the last
administration of President Goodluck Jonathan? Was it not about the same
insecurity? Was it not because of their insensitivity to the security
challenges in the land? Then you came on and you are doing the same thing,” she
added.
That said, the activist said at 76, the first
citizen ought to realize that material things should no longer be the focus of
his interest, saying, “At your age, your 76 years of age, you still don’t know
that this world mean nothing.
“Nigeria gave you everything but you have
denied the people of Nigeria all the things that make you what you are today.
“If the insecurity we have today was during your time and the people who were
leaders did nothing, I don’t think you will be here today as a President.”
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