Some concerned members of theArewa Youths Forum have called onformer Head of State Maj-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to desist from making inciting statements in his pursuit of political relevance.
The youths also advised the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 elections to measure the mood of Nigerians beforethrowing his hat in the ring come 2015.
Buhari was also advised to prevent deluding himself into believing that what happened to those that contested elections in other climes repeatedly before winning would be his fate.
Jibril Mamman Vatsa, the spokesman of the group who made this known in a statement in Kaduna, said the recent statements by Buhari to the effect that the existing military operation against the Boko Haram sect was anti-north hadexposed him as a sectional leader.
The statement argued further that there clearly was no basis for comparison involving the Niger Delta militants and the Boko Haram sect.
“It's unthinkable for a former Head of State like Buhari to compare the Niger-Delta militants with terrorists. When late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua discussed amnesty, he gave three months. In the case of Boko Haram, President Jonathan has waived the olive branch without conditions,” the statement said.
The group wondered “why, for instance, should any serious statesman bring himself to ridicule by siding a spot against the other?
Reminding Nigerians of the long forgotten controversial utterances by Buhari, the group noted, “You will find certain arbitrary, sentimental and contradictory utterances that ought to not be related to a national leader which Buhari claims to be. Any leader seeking the good of Nigerians shouldn't expose himself in an absurd and jaundice manner as Buhari has done.
“Therefore, the call for his arrest by the CAN President is really a responsible one because the problem of security in the nation requires a concrete solution in which people like Buhari should have made suggestions,” the statement added.
Based on the group, “Buhari's vituperations have remained mere talks without any discernible contents and signposts. Therefore, speaking about a Boko Haram that has consigned those opposed to their plots and comparing them with the Niger-Delta militants is prejudicial to one Nigeria, over-heats the polity and at best a setback to the nation he's once ruled as Head of State.”
He stressed that when the Boko Haram members are becoming more daring by the day, it is due to the support given to them by some highly placed persons.
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