A coalition of civil society groups pushing for emplacement of sound security system in Nigeria, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately arrest criminal elements, who are working to sabotage his administration\u2019s gains in the sector.
\nIn a statement issued on Wednesday, the coalition said unless the President rises to the occasion of relieving those glaringly holding down his administration\u2019s progress especially in the security sector, his promise of bequeathing a better and secured country to the citizens would be a wishful thinking.
\nThe group operating under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society for Security Reform and Governance, alleged that a cabal in the President\u2019s administration was preventing security reforms in Nigeria because of their various selfish interests.
\nThe coalition\u2019s statement signed by its national coordinator, Dr Mohammed Gidado, and national secretary, Dr (Mrs) Funke Egbagbe, insisted that the President must immediately address the issue of security architecture reforms in the country.
\nThe civil society group which decried the consistent attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country, said the development had made restructuring of the nation\u2019s security architecture not only imperative but also urgent.
\nNoting that the ceaseless burning down of facilities of the nation\u2019s electoral umpire was a great threat to Nigeria\u2019s democratic stability, the group which said it was aware that President Buhari means well for the country in the area of security, however, bemoaned what it called \u201chis indecision in taking drastic action\u201d against some few individuals who are clogs in the wheel of the country\u2019s progress.
\n\u201cWe call on President Muhammad Buhari to immediately purge himself of the influence of the cabals who are against security architecture reforms in the country so that they country can move forward before the 2023 general elections,\u201d it said.
\nAccording to the group, \u201cthe constant attacks on INEC offices and facilities across the country is a reflection of the failed security architecture and so there is an urgent need for total overhaul before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
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