The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has called on the Buhari government to resign in the wake of escalating insecurity in the North.
The group in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said the Buhari government plunged the nation into huge debt in the name of purchasing weapons to fight insecurity in the country, yet things only seem to be getting worse.
“The effect of the apparent erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions on serious matters as national security despite the more than N5trn said to have been invested and another $1billion put in the purchase of arms, has invariably raised serious questions of credibility and probity against the administration,” the group said in the statement.
The group said in addition to acts of criminalities in the country, widespread corruption and sharp economic decline is enough indication that the Buhari government has lost control.
“Daily occurrences have shown clearly that the federal and state governments are unable to perform the two fundamental functions of projecting authority over territory particularly in the North, as well as unable to fulfil the tasks required to control people and resources and can therefore provide only minimal public services with feeble and flawed institutions.
“Apparently, the federal and most northern states executives barely function today, while the legislature, judiciary, bureaucracy, and security forces have lost their capacity and professional independence thereby creating a huge vacuum which armed criminals, bandits, kidnappers and other assortments of violent non-state actors exploit with ease.
“In addition, beyond inconsiderate approvals for the amassing of crippling debts at the expense of the future of the nation, the 9th Assembly has proved it cannot legislate for the representation and political empowerment of Nigerian citizens or protect civil liberties and fundamental human rights.
“The CNG hereby unhesitatingly pass a vote of no confidence on the entire members of the 9th National Assembly as having failed the nation in the vital area of providing security of lives and properties”, CNG added.