The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has condemned in strong terms the recent statement by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari that points to a planned incitement to mutiny.
The coalition described thEl-Rufai’s coup plot as a fabricated story to cover government failure to deliver on its promises to Nigerians particularly the promise to end insecurity.
The CNG spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement said, “It is a sad commentary that the government should choose a time when the verdict from every section of the country is that many things are seriously wrong with our economy, national unity and security to come up with such allegations of a planned military takeover.”
It lamented that it is a signal that those charged with the responsibility of governance are only concerned with the perpetuation of power.
The CNG noted, “It is further proof of ineptitude for an administration that has acquired the reputation of being the worst in the history of our nation in terms of any capacity to generate confidence in achieving credible national goals to resort to scaring citizens with allegations of planned coups.”
It said rather than attempting this desperation to divert attention that only succeeded in raising the degree of anger and frustration among all Nigerian communities, government should be dwelling heavily to see that the national security architecture is reframed and reorganized in ways that will bring an end to the incessant banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and other vices that are dragging the into the abyss.
It lamented that President Buhari is heading an administration which has violated all known tenets of democracy, exposed citizens to an unbelievable level of insecurity and poverty, persisted in shielding monumental corruption of officials and mismanaged the national economy to such a desperate level as to print currency for infusion into the economy.
