NEF blames president Tinubu for insecurity in the country.

President Bola Tinubu has disappointed many Nigerians including the Northern Elders Forum. They calm down to express their disappointment on Monday.

Prof. Ango Abdullahi led the forum and he criticised the president for paying deaf ears to the people’s tears and his failure to address insecurity issues in the North-west part of Nigeria.

During the ongoing protest that many states are observing in the country, the northern Elders Forum said that they were afraid the president would not do anything about their insecurity issue.

NEF said, “The President’s speech did not acknowledge the struggles of the North-West and other affected regions, nor provide reassurance or concrete plans to alleviate the security challenges.”

“The NEF had high hopes for the President’s speech, expecting that he would address the dire humanitarian disaster that criminal activities have brought upon our nation.

“The scale of the crisis is immense, with millions of our fellow citizens displaced internally, and hundreds of thousands of orphans facing hunger and malnourishment. These are new and alarming realities previously unknown in our land.”

“We expected the President to acknowledge the gravity of the situation and outline concrete plans for addressing these critical issues. The focus should have been on finding sustainable solutions to the crisis, prioritising the needs of the affected communities, and ensuring that necessary resources are allocated to support them.

“The NEF calls on President Tinubu to prioritise the security and safety of the people in the northern region and to take decisive action to address the root causes of the escalating violence and criminal activities.”