Speaking on the platform organised by the Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Aliyu said
that it was not the responsibility of the northern governors to declare
war on anybody or insurgents, as such powers belonged the Federal
Government.
He noted that the Book Haram war lasted till now due to the levity with which the sensitive issue was treated when it started.
“Boko Haram did not start yesterday. It had been with us since 1990. Sometimes in some parts of the North, some privileged children started tearing their academic certificates and said they were migrating. We failed to take any decisive action as we turned our faces against the act because we felt it did not concern us.”
Muazu Babangida Aliyu added: ‘’Anybody who has gone to the university and you see him tearing his certificate; you will know that something is wrong somewhere and this is exactly what happened and here we are today and it is our hope that we will overcome this crisis.”
The governor urges all Nigerians to be more vigilant and be more security conscious and of course join hands with all arms of government in order to overcome the insurgencies facing the country.
However, he said that the northern governors cannot as a team or individually wage war against the insurgents because it was not within their constitutional powers to do so.
Muazu Babangida Aliyu
“Boko Haram did not start yesterday. It had been with us since 1990. Sometimes in some parts of the North, some privileged children started tearing their academic certificates and said they were migrating. We failed to take any decisive action as we turned our faces against the act because we felt it did not concern us.”
Muazu Babangida Aliyu added: ‘’Anybody who has gone to the university and you see him tearing his certificate; you will know that something is wrong somewhere and this is exactly what happened and here we are today and it is our hope that we will overcome this crisis.”
The governor urges all Nigerians to be more vigilant and be more security conscious and of course join hands with all arms of government in order to overcome the insurgencies facing the country.
However, he said that the northern governors cannot as a team or individually wage war against the insurgents because it was not within their constitutional powers to do so.
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