Let’s help Tinubu to succeed, Bafarawa charges Nigerians

Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has called on Nigerians to rally round President Bola Tinubu in his effort to reposition the country.

Bafarawa noted that Nigerians of all persuasions need to support the president for him to succeed.

In a statement made available to newsmen, Bafarawa said that support for the president has become imperative, considering the enormous challenges that the country is facing. The support, he said, should cut across religion, ethnicity, region, and even political affiliations. Bafarawa wants Nigerians to toe the path of oneness because, according to him, President Tinubu’s failure is our failure, and his success is our success. “Nigerians should, therefore, join hands together to enable the president to succeed”, he said.

Bafarawa’s charge is coming on the heels of the threat from the government of the United States (US) to take military action against Nigeria, over allegations that Christians in Nigeria are facing genocide under the watch of President Tinubu. The US Congress had recently launched an investigation into reports of Christian genocide in Nigeria and came up with the conclusion that it was real. In the light of the report from the Congress, the Donald Trump Presidency labelled Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern’, and threatened to take military action against the country, if the ugly trend was not halted. This development is now a source of grave concern not only to the Tinubu presidency but, also, to Nigerians.

Consequently, while appealing to Nigerians to support the Tinubu administration, Bafarawa wants Tinubu to work harder in the area of securing the country, so that situations which have brought about the threat from the US would no longer arise. Bafarawa wants the president to take the concerns of the international community on the security situation in Nigeria seriously, and redouble his effort in the area of taming insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country. Besides, Bafarawa advised President Tinubu to shun the path of confrontation and reach out to the American government, in order for them to hear Nigeria’s version of the story. America and Nigeria, Bafarawa said, are strategic partners in international politics and diplomacy. “It will, therefore, be in the best interest of Nigeria to foster and strengthen this long-standing relationship”, the former governor said.