From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto
A group of esteemed northern elders has counselled President Bola Tinubu to disregard baseless gossip and mischief targeted at his ministers.
These elders believe that the majority of Tinubu’s ministers have achieved remarkable success in their respective portfolios, surpassing the performance of their predecessors under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dr Adamu Lawal Giwa, Secretary of the Northern Elders Political Development Group in the North-West, emphasized that instead of replacing these ministers, President Tinubu should reward them and not send them packing.
Dr.Giwa said this in a statement signed and issued on Monday also noted that some of the Ministers like those of Budget, Housing and Defence, 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 Arc Ahmed Musa 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 Defence Mohammed Bello Matawalle is yielding expected results compared to what we have witnessed in the recent past,” he said.
The Northern elders applauded the effort of President Bola Tinubu through his minister of defence Matawalle, and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on working to achieve success in the fight against insecurity.
“We believed that tbelieven taken so far byis takendefense ministedefenceis team under operation ‘Fansar Yamma’ in Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Niger and Kaduna Sta,tes respectively w,ill ensure su,stainable 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.
