Give security chiefs ultimatum to deliver, CSO tells Tinubu 

Give security chiefs ultimatum to deliver, CSO tells Tinubu
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By Sadiq Husseini/Perpetua Onuegbu
Abuja, June 11, 2024 (NAN)  Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive, Connected Development (CODE), a Civil Society Organisation (CSC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to give security agency chiefs a timeline to deliver on their mandates or be fired.
Lawal said this at the unveiling of CODE’s 2023 Annual Report and Commemoration of Democracy Day event on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to him in spite of the bulk of Nigeria’s budget being devoted to security, the country still face serious security challenges.
“Looking at our budget the bulk of the money is dedicated to security so what is their key performance indicators, what are their timelines and when will they deliver on them.
“I would advise Mr President that if they don’t keep us save in 24 months the service chiefs should exit”, Lawal said.
Speaking on the commemoration of Democracy Day in Nigeria he said the country had done well having experienced 25 years of uninterrupted democracy.
“As we celebrate democracy it is a time for us to also reflect on our journey, some people will say we have not achieved much but I think we should pause and look toward the future.
“We should pause and reflect and also pat ourselves on the back; we have had an uninterrupted 4th republic.
“I think it is an achievement to celebrate but most importantly we must reflect on what we can even do better and where.
“But how can we learn from our mistakes and form a collective united front driven by patriotism,” Lawal said.
Also speaking at the event, Mr Emmanuel Njoku, Director, Democracy and Governance, CODE, said there was no perfect democracy in the world.
He called on young Nigerians to be more involved politics, saying that the more people that were involved in political activities the better for the nation. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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