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Senate calls for replacement of service chiefs
By Emmanuel Awosika
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to replace service chiefs over the murder of 43 farmers Boko Haram insurgency.
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, urged the President to revamp and restructure the country’s security apparatus and provide equipment with which to prosecute the war against the insurgents.
Lawan said: “I Urge the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria to immediately initiate the transitionary process of phasing out the current over-stayed security chiefs and replacing them with new ones with new ideas and solutions;
“Urge the President to take immediate steps to restructure, remodel and revamp the country’s entire security architecture and provide enough state-of-the-art weapons and equipment to effectively combat the belligerent power of the insurgents.”
Lawan also advised President Buhari to set up a panel to investigate claims of corruption within the nation’s security forces and make moves to enhance transparency.
He added: “The President shouldn’t ensure all resources meant and deployed for security are actually spent on the needs on ground; Impress on the Federal Government to aggressively explore multilateral and bilateral options of partnership with the neighboring nations of Chad, Niger and Cameroon towards reviving and strengthening the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“Finally, as a way of proffering long term solution to Nigeria’s existential security challenges, the Federal and States Government must adequately address all immediate and remote causes of insecurity in the nation,”
