Secret Reason Buratai Issued Coup Alarm – Group

A pan Nigeria elders’ group, Coalition of Nigeria Elders for Peace and Good Governance (CONEPAGG) has faulted the coup warning issued by Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.Tukur Buratai as a ploy to derail from agitation for the sack of the country’s service chiefs.

The group in a joint statement from elders drawn across the country’s six geopolitical zones said the warning was meant to keep the service chiefs in office.

The statement was signed by Engr. Zana Goni, National Coordinator; Prof. Adebola Adeboye, Coordinator South West; Dr Ugwuanyi Emeka, Coordinator South East; Sheik Ibrahim Mohammed Coordinator North West; Barrister Peter Shima, Coordinator North Central; Hajiya Zainab Bulama Coordinator, North East; and Dr Solomon Dagogo Coordinator of South South respectively.

Saying that Nigerians were inclined to democracy the elders said the warning was meant to deceive President Muhammadu Buhari and put regime security ahead of the cries over national insecurity.

Buratai had on Friday warned officers against being deceived by politicians who he claimed were soliciting them to stage a coup.

Rebuffing his warning, the elders said:

“Buratai’s coup warning is distractive and diversionary meant to attract attention from the seat of power at a time the whole of Nigeria is calling for their removal.

“Nobody is planning any coup, as a matter of fact, Nigerians are happy with democracy. They are only fed up with insecurity and want all the service chiefs sack who despite their seeming failures, have failed to honourably resign from their offices,” they said.

“While we appreciate his right and authority to warn his officers against engaging in any act inimical to the growth and sustenance of democracy in our country, we must say that Nigerians and all its security services have moved beyond coup.

“The alarm by the Chief of Army Staff is imaginary, with desperate intent to divert attention of not only the President But also Nigerians who have all seen the clear failures of the security chiefs and have all come out with a resolve that they be shown the way out immediately.”

“The president must as a matter of urgency, replace them with younger officers with the zeal and commitment to perform,” the elders said.

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