Present insecurity Orchestrated by corporate elites to unseat Tinubu – Onoh

Dr. Josef Onoh, the 2023 campaign spokesman of President Bola Tinubu in the South East has alleged that the present insecurity in different parts of Nigeria is orchestrated by corporate elites whose aim is to discourage the citizens from reflecting the President for a second term in the 2027 presidential election. According to Onoh, “From […]

Dr. Josef Onoh, the 2023 campaign spokesman of President Bola Tinubu in the South East has alleged that the present insecurity in different parts of Nigeria is orchestrated by corporate elites whose aim is to discourage the citizens from reflecting the President for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.

According to Onoh, “From the moment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office on May 29, 2023, and boldly announced the removal of the unsustainable fuel Subsidy regime that was straining the budget, benefiting select elites in the previous administrations, while increasing economic disparity, the beneficiaries of the economic sabotage became unease.

“Prior to President Tinubu’s termination of subsidy, ₦3.6 trillion was allocated for petrol subsidies in the first half of 2023, vs. ₦6.4 trillion capital expenditure out of ₦21.83 trillion total budget. Tinubu’s refusal to prioritize select Nigerian elite Interests over national interest became the cause of current politically orchestrated insecurity, and amplified pastoral disputes that has worsened ethnic tensions.

“His administration hit severe political turbulence. The World Bank Nigeria Overview admitted that his administration has pursued bold economic reforms, including the elimination of the gasoline subsidy, unification of the exchange rate, ending deficit monetization, and tightening monetary policy, aiming to stabilize the economy.

“On the current Plateau and Benue killings, Former President Goodluck Jonathan had said that, “No one’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen.” Unfortunately, the unwarranted killings currently going on is political, I read the most disgusting statement attributed to one Sheikh Gumi without any form of empathy boldly said “If you love suya, you should love Fulani, because the suya comes from their cattle.”

“Clearly, such a comment portrayed him as a terrorist sympathizer and a tool being used by the same political elites, especially in the north, to undermine the current administration ahead of 2027. Remember that the same character, Gumi, was used against former president Jonathan and at some point, Gen. Buhari and now against Tinubu. What role has Gumi assigned to himself in the terrorist herdsmen killings regarding Fulani cattle herders, amid ongoing violence in Plateau, Benue, Zamfara, and Katsina states?

“Is Gumi an impartial umpire trying to stop or slow down the bullets fired by the terrorists, or a rabble-rouser giddily stoking the very flames he claims he’s trying to quell? If such a comment was made by a southeastern, he would be in detention by now.

“The FCT minister Nyesom Wike banned open cattle grazing inside the fct, that same week in an act of defiance they flooded the city with their cattle and even a video of a little 10 years old herd boy flooded social media threatening to kill the FCT minister if he dared stop them and we say we don’t know them. They started undermining president Tinubu and his administration even before he became a candidate of the party and we say we don’t know them?

“If President Tinubu declares a one month state of emergency in the affected states and allow the security agencies restore peace, I assure you that nothing will happen, heavens won’t fall and you will never hear anything about Fulani herdsmen killings again.
When it comes to security, Nigeria’s Political class bears the burden of responsibility.

“Even the Kaduna state Governor, Uba Sani, didn’t spare words when he boldly put the blame of the challenges the North is facing on all their past political and present office holders, including their elites. Rather than always blame the Tinubu-led federal government, it’s time to expose the mismanagement of their security votes and how their political decisions directly contribute to the economic and social conditions that fuel insecurity and justifies the reason why we should never have state police which has been my position from the beginning.

The same characters operating within and outside Nigeria with foreign cooperation attempted to crash the current government via economic sabotage with the hope that the citizens will rise against President Tinubu. They were owing huge amounts of money to western financial institutions and were depending on looting our sovereign wealth to offset their loans. Once the president removed fuel subsidy, immediately, between 2023 and October 2024, over 12 left Nigeria with frivolous excuses.”