Security experts have decried regular incidents of security breach at the Nigeria seat of power, Presidential Villa, and called to on President Muhammadu Buhari to “put his house in order”
This is as Presidency on Sunday officially reacted to incidence acknowledging the concerns expressed by several members of the public regarding the incident among the occupants of the State House which escalation led to the arrest of some staff by the police.
Presidency in a statement by the Senior special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, assured everyone that the “President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, is not, and was not at anytime in any form of danger arising, either from deadly infections or the reported incident by security personnel which is currently under investigation.”
“This particular incident happened outside the main residence of the President.
He disclosed that the Armed guards and other security personnel assigned to the State House receive the necessary training of especially weapons handling and where they come short, their relevant agencies have their rules and regulations to immediately address them.
The statement indicated that the President has authorized proper investigation to be carried out into this unfortunate incident by the Police, adding that “the President has acted in compliance with the rule of law.”
“That a minor occurrence is being used by some critics to justify attacks on the government and the person of President Muhammadu Buhari beggars belief.
“In this particular instance, the President says the law should be allowed to take its course.
But reacting to the incidence, the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) , Auwal Ibrahim decried the latest development at the nation’s seat of power, the Presidential Villa, Abuja,
Our worry is that these developments have the tendency to affect the effectiveness with which government discharges its responsibilities to the ordinary citizens.
“ They are dissipating energy fighting each other, rather than force of the effective delivery and discharge of government functions.
He noted that although this is not the first time this kind of confusion is happening, it show Lack of effective leadership and coordination of the President’s staff and family, in general.
The country has been very unfortunate to have these types of First Ladies, in recent times, starting with Patience Jonathan. He noted that this had affected the level of the country’s security apparatus response to the security challenges in the country.
Ibrahim reiterated call for the restructuring of the nation’s security system, adding that the President. also must put his house in order.
Aisha has been stepping outside her boundary. She is stepping out of her bounds, because the President has been unable to tame his staff. It speaks to the fears we have been expressing all along that the President has lost control of the leadership of the country.
Mike Ejiofor, a retired Director at the Department of State Security, DSS, described it as a “ dangerous development, if it is true”
“ I do not have the facts yet and until I get the report from the Department of State Security Service, DSS, I cannot speak much on it.
“ But if it is true, it is a dangerous development and I am sure that the DSS should have commenced investigations by now.
“So, until the DSS issues a statement, I cannot speak further on this issue “ he said.
First Lady Aisha Buhari had on her twitter handle , @aishambuhari made comments indicating that all is not well at the seat of power.
The First Lady noted that Covid-19 is real and still very much around in our nation is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant Government Agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by Mr. President and ensure no one is found violating this law and the NCDC guidelines especially on interstate travel without the necessary exemptions for movement of essentials.
“Anyone who does that should at the very least be made to under go a 14 days mandatory isolation no matter who the person is, no one should be above the law and the Police command will do well to remember that.
“Finally, I call on the IGP to release my assigned Staff who are still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while in their custody”
The First Lady was said to have forcefully attempted to enforce compliance with the isolation order by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant and Private Secretary, Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, which resulted in the shooting at the seat of power.
Her actions were said to have been based on fears that Tunde’s refusal to comply may expose the entire family to danger.
