From Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja
Amid high levels of insecurity in northern part of the country, Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has resolved to meet with Northern states governors to present and discuss a comprehensive action plan out together by the group.
This was contained in communique issued at the end of two day retreat by its spokesperson,Abdul-Azeez Suleiman and made available to journalists in Abuja, yesterday.
According to him, we demand an immediate, transparent and comprehensive investigation into growing concerns over rampant defence corruption running into trillions of Naira.
“We also demanded urgent government explanation on what is inhibiting the ability of Nigerian armed forces to effectively tackle the insurgent threat in the North East, banditry and kidnappings in the northwest as well as respond to the secessionist violence in the Southeast, oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, the conflict in the north central, and the threat of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea”
While Speaking on humanitarian,he warn the imminent dangers of neglecting millions of our fellow citizens who are internally displaced and hundreds of thousands of orphans, with hunger and malnourishment, previously unknown in our land becoming alarming features of existence.
He said dealing with this humanitarian disasaster will require a stronger political will and deployment of the highest administrative and managerial competences.
“The simultaneous challenges of continuing the fight against Boko Haram, rehabilitating I.D.Ps and rebuilding lives, communities and infrastructure will require the best in leadership capacities.
“The current quality of coordination of efforts, management of skills and resources and the capacities and integrity of government agencies do not do justice to the magnitude of the problems, or address the sense of urgency in dealing with an escalating disaster.
“We Demand government to overhaul the existing institutional mechanisms involved in dealing with the management of the humanitarian disaster before the problem becomes much worse than it is.
On election,he urged the electorate to re resist the temptation to vote sole across political party, region, tribe or religious basis and instead, choose to install a credible leadership that could see the nation through and out of its current situation, from if needs be, even the so called peripheral parties”,he said .
The group, however,direct state chapters to meet with their respective state chapters of ASUU to gain real insight into their grievances and the level of government commitment.
