By Hosea Yusuf, Abuja The complex and sensitive nature of defence and security architecture the world over, abhors sectional and political considerations
The complex and sensitive nature of defence and security architecture the world over, abhors sectional and political considerations in appointments of its leadership.
As a result, conscious efforts must be made by leaders to reflect the gamut of the country’s multi-ethnicity, with a view to liberalising the sense of worth, which is a necessary condition for peaceful co-existence. Arising from the foregoing, therefore, the security experts have made a passionate appeal to President Buhari to reconsider his exclusion of the South East from national affairs.
The experts enjoined leaders to pay attention to the needs of all sections of the polity, address concerns, and as much as possible, avoid the use of force, where dialogue is inevitable. “It is, however, curious that the same government has not deemed it appropriate to apply the same dose to marauding hersmen, who go about with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons killing, maiming raping and causing destruction to property and livelihood.
“We know as a fact that this development is what is weighing down the Igbo at the moment, and we implore the President to quickly assuage this psychological torture by reviewing the recent appointment of Service Chiefs, to incorporate an illustrious South East officer.