*Say they’re far better than past ones
By; ISAAC ODEH, Kaduna
As Nigeria celebrates its 64th Independence Day on October 1, some elders in the North have advised President Bola Tinubu to ignore the alleged gossip and mischief against his Ministers.
To this group of elders, the vast majority of serving Ministers in Tinubu’s led federal government have recorded remarkable successes in their respective portfolios within a few months of their appointments, thereby far better than the previous ones under governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
Secretary, Northern Elders Political Development Group in the North-West, Dr. Adamu Lawal Giwa, in a statement in Kaduna on Monday, said, rather, Mr. President should reward them and not send them packing.
They maintained that, some of the Ministers like those of Budget, Housing and Defense, have significantly performed in the development of the country under the Tinubu’s administration.
“We have seen significant development in the housing sector policies under the supervision of Hon Umar Farouk Dangiwa.
“Again, Minister of Budget Abubakar Atiku has justified his commitment toward ensuring discipline in budgetary control and fiscal responsibility for the government financial budgetary implementation according to due process.
“In the area of security, the ongoing fight against insecurity under the supervision of Minister of State Defense Mohammed Bello Matawalle is yielding expected results compared to what we have witnessed in the recent past.
The Northern elders applauded the effort of President Bola Tinubu through his minister of defense Matawalle and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on working to achieved success in the fight against insecurity.
“We believed that the action taken so far by the defense minister and his team under operation ‘Fansar Yamma’ in Zamfara , Sokoto, Katsina, Niger and Kaduna States respectively will ensure sustainable peace in our region.
“The achievement so far recorded in the elimination of dangerous bandits kingpins, especially in Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina States axis of the North-West, could be attributed to the political will, good coordination and support of the federal government.
“To us, substituting or dropping these loyalists and result-oriented political figures would certainly create a vacuum on the leadership development in the Country”, he said.
They stressed that the issue of propaganda, mischief, and blackmail sponsored against some particular ministers by certain groups of people will never be achieved, and the success of the Tinubu government will prosper.
The group expressed concern over continuous sabotage and misinformation circulated by some opposition groups in the North-West to undermine the success of the ongoing military operations.
The group, however, urged President Tinubu to continue with his war against insecurity and support the military and other security agencies to achieve all the necessary efforts in eliminating the criminal element in the region.
