The former presidential aspirant under the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adamu Garba II has written a note to the Northern part of Nigeria stating that the President responds more to criticism and so he should be criticized openly.
Adamu stated this while reacting to the killing of civilians in the North which has become more terrible in the last few days.
He revealed instances where other parts of Nigeria and are getting more from the presidency while they suffer from insecurity but gives the president the most support.
He told them that it was time to criticise openly as five years of his tenure is already gone and the North might not get what it deserves if it keeps hiding its criticism.
Read his post, “Dear People of the North,
It’s high time we tell ourselves the brutal truth
It seems to me that our beloved President @mbuhari respond faster to criticism than with love
The present security issue could have gotten better attention if it were not coming from the North.
People of the South-South were the first to start criticizing the President, the response was so fast that they now have the perfect security they ever had in Nigeria.
It was the result of criticism and calling for attention than an expression of love and understanding. People of the South-East were deeply critical of the President, yet they now have the almighty second Niger bridge near completion. A project that has been ongoing since after the civil war, now getting fastest attention ever.”
“People of the South West requested for their due share of partnership for power when delayed, they resort to criticism & behold the president responded faster, now Lagos and Ibadan will soon virtually be the same city, connected together through the state of the art infrastructure. What of people of the northeast, north-west and north-central? Which giant project of these proportions do we have approaching completion? Has our demonstration of love and loyalty for the President really paid us?
Yes, we have so many appointments, most coming from the north but does that really help the north or just the for the families of those appointed. With the exception of few, most of those appointed operate as ‘everyone-for-himself’ enterprise. The self-centrism from most of the northern political office holders is unimaginable. Evident lack of cohesion between them or deep level of negative competition & self-pride is so bad among our northern political appointees that everyone almost seems to be operating as an island.
As it stands today, we do not have a comprehensive strategy. I doubt if we went into this partnership for any end other than secure Presidential political power. This is not good in any way for the general socio-political and economic well-being of the future of the region. We must have to review our priorities.”
“Needless to remind us that this is 5 years down the line, what do we show for producing the President?
We have to change gear, otherwise, we will remain at near level, talkless of next level. Dear Young Generation of the Northerners.
It is important for us to have a comprehensive strategy for the general development and security of the region beyond any political divide political.
Our current situation demands very urgent attention to both security & development.
We need to formulate a collective agenda that we will produce at the table for implementation, covering the entire region should we have political power or jointly produce someone to political office. We must think beyond politics. Since it is now established that our President responds faster to criticism, we must speak out & demand what is just and equitable for our developmental objectives. It is high time we stop the backroom criticism and come out plain.
We must call the President’s attention urgently when there is a security issue, we must come all of us together and demand the President’s immediate action when we see development somewhere, we should ask for our own. We must do so with a culture of respect and value but we must not keep quiet for the benefit of our future.
Thank you.
Adamu Garba II”
Adamu has been a strong supporter of the Muhammadu Buhari led government and has left no stone unturned in his support.
