The Forum of the All Progressives Congress Chairmen have declared that despite the insecurity in the country, no one expects President Bola Tinubu to “carry arms to battlefield.”
The forum made the declaration on Friday while reacting to the issue of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the country.
The Secretary of the Forum of APC Chairmen, Alphonsus Oga Eba, on the question of the kidnap of pupils in Kaduna State affirmed “yes, it forms one of the issues about the general insecurity in the country that we raised as a matter of concern to Mr. President.
“We said we are more concerned because, from our vintage position, it is very clear there are a lot of distractions going on in this country. There are activities of criminals that are being perpetrated to put the government and our party in a bad light.”
He went further to commend President Tinubu for the moral and financial support that he has given to security agencies.
“But we came with one humble piece of advice that we gave to Mr President today as a Forum of Chairmen to say that nobody expects the Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to carry arms and go to the battlefield.
“That is why he has his lieutenants as security agencies in various areas. What we have told Mr President today, by way of advice, is that it is time for people to be held accountable for their actions.
“Where a district Police Officer or a Commissioner of Police or whoever is in control of whatever security architect at whatever level is found wanting, Mr President should wield the big stick. That was part of what we discussed today,” he added.
