A pressure group known as Coalition of Concerned Northern Youths (CCNY) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over worsening security situation, particularly the Northern part of Nigeria.
“Now that the same insecurity problem is replaying itself under President Muhammadu Buhari, we are left with no option than to respectfully but vehemently call on President Muhammadu Buhari to honourably resign so as to give room for someone who has what it takes to address the security problem that constantly turns our nation to another version of Somalia”, the coalition maintained.
A press release made available to WikkiTimes by the national convener of the coalition, Comrade Muhammed Ishaq said, “we, as a coalition that represents millions of youths from various nooks and crannies of Northern Nigeria, are pained by the insecurity problem that threatens to consume our region, the North”.
“The above call is made in the best interest of the nation having considered the fact that insecurity problem is caused and maintained by nothing but the failure of leadership”. They said.
The coalition observed that “it is glaring fact that security situation of Nigeria is seriously deteriorating and our agony as victims is aggravating.This lingering insecurity problem is one of the major reasons that made us to clamour for change and voted Goodluck Jonathan out in 2015”.
According to them, “instead of getting panacea for the problem, we just got respite and now the problem has been resurfacing with escalating dimension under the watch of someone that vowed to be our saviour”.
The coalition said for almost five years now the security situation has either gone worse than the Jonathan’s administration or has not proved different from the previous government despite promise made by president Muhammadu Buhari to bring to an end the sufferings inflicted by insecurity on Nigerians.
“Our stance as youths and backbone of our nation is that we are tired of excuses while our lives are being taken on hourly basis. We cannot continue watching while our region is being turned to ashes and cemetery”. The statement said.
The coalition while stating that they cannot keep mute and watch their future being punctured and fractured due to the carelessness and negligence of those that are entrusted with the responsibility of protecting them, noted that investigation revealed that about 80% of the victims of the insecurity are Nigerian youths particularly Northerners.
“It is on reliable and available records that not less than 245 persons were killed in violent attacks across Nigeria in January 2020 only. The Expat Insider Survey of 2019 by InterNations has revealed that Nigeria is the third most dangerous country in the world due to widespread insecurity and corruption”, the statement further revealed.
The coalition said the aforementioned facts have irrefutably shown that President Muhammadu Buhari has woefully failed to secure the lives of Nigerians due to probably lack of will, commitment or competence.
The coalition which recalled that “when Nigeria was boiling under Jonathan with Boko Haram killing thousands and overrunning military barracks, almost all Nigerians believed that Jonathan was not fit to rescue Nigeria and was voted out”.
