By Sunday Ani
Kano Renaissance Group (KRG) has hit some retired military personnel alleged to be involved in a series of nocturnal meetings solely to malign the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (retd) as well as dent his image before President Bola Tinubu and other well meaning Nigerians.
A statement by the group’s president, Malam Suleiman Gaya, said the bigger objective of the unnamed retired military personnel is to ensure that Buratai, who is also a former ambassador, did not get any appointment in the new administration.
“Typical of empty barrels, those former military colleagues, almost all of who are now idle politicians, cannot think of cogent ways to help the Tinubu administration, but sheer jealousy and mischief,” the group said.
It, however, warned those behind the plot not to distract the president but allow him to face the arduous task of governance.
Part of the statement read: “The desperate attempts to confuse the President and make him abandon those who truly and wholeheartedly worked towards his electoral victory are dead on arrival, because Tinubu is known as a person, who appreciates and rewards loyalty, and will never yield to the nefarious antics of those who see nothing good in true patriots like Buratai, who is on record as the most successful and hardworking army chief in Nigeria’s contemporary history.
“We are closely watching all the night meetings and other dastardly moves by various groups that are opposed to Buratai, whose real intention is to entangle President Tinubu. For them, since they are not qualified for any appointment, those who are eminently qualified should only get it if they can agree to grease their dirty palms at all times.
“We want to assure these shady characters that that era is long gone. President Tinubu is focused and he knows those who will help him succeed in the arduous task of governing this complex nation, without being misled by self-serving characters,”
The group commended the media for refusing to be an instrument in the hands of those it described as anti-people elements, saying, “The era in which sections of the media would allow themselves to be used by unscrupulous politicians is also gone. The Nigerian media played a leading role in institutionalizing democracy, and will remain as watchdogs in ensuring the highest standards in all facets of our national life.”