The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said one of the important qualities of a great leader, is that when he speaks, every listens. And when he gives orders, they are promptly and effectively carried out.
But President Muhammadu Buhari although a retired military General, has lost his respect so much that no one takes him seriously anymore, not even bandits.
Senator Abaribe who made the statement in an interview on Channels Television, alleged that the handling of the nation’s security by the Buhari administration, has been very poor.
Before his medical trip to the UK, Buhari had ordered the service chiefs to fish out bandits and their sponsors.
But Abaribe said such orders mean nothing, even to the service chiefs who seem to be making a career out of the nation's security woes as previously alleged by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.
“Why would we take him (President Muhammadu Buhari) seriously? Just the day after he had said we would no longer accept all these kidnappings, this would be the last, they kidnapped again,” Abaribe said in a response.
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“And those people are still there; those innocent Nigerians are still in captivity up till now. He always makes a statement. Every time these things happen, nothing happens. So it is obvious nobody takes him seriously with that. Even the military chiefs, I don’t think they bother themselves.
“This is about the umpteenth time that we are hearing the President giving a marching order. Throughout the Buratai time as the Chief of Army Staff, he was always giving marching orders so he has given just another one.”