Call for Mercenaries to fight Boko Haram, vote of no confidence on Buhari - Shehu Sani
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Dec 01, 2020
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker has reacted to the call for mercenaries in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.
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The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum had told President Muhammadu Buhari to engage mercenaries to fight Boko Haram.
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Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state also supported the call, adding that the mercenaries would assist the Nigerian military in its ongoing fight against terrorists.
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Reacting, Shehu Sani on Tuesday via his Twitter page said the introduction of mercenaries is a vote of no confidence
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His tweet read: "The Request for mercenaries is a vote of no confidence in our National security and defence forces."
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Sani also reacting to the call by the Senate on Buhari to replace Service Chiefs wrote: "When we told the President to remove the Service Chiefs because they have failed, the President's men opposed our motion and told the President not to remove the Service Chiefs; Now they want the Service Chiefs removed and the President is standing by their earlier recommendation. Super glue Service chiefs."
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The Senate on Thursday demanded that the Service chiefs be replaced due to the security situation in the country.
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Senate President, Lawan urged President Muhammadu Buhari to begin the process of appointing new ones to salvage the security situation in the country.
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