A chieftain of the opposition Social Democratic party (SDP), Alhaji Yakubu Murtala Ajaka, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the rescue of no fewer than 137 school pupils abducted from a school in Kuriga, Kaduna state,
Ajaka who was the governorship candidate of the SDP n 2023 poll, remarked that the national security adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and Governor Uba Sani deserve praise over the feat.
Reacting on the rescue operation in Abuja, Ajaka, who is currently challenging the victory of Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State in Court, said President Bola Tinubu deserved all the commendation for the successful operation.
Ajaka emphasized the need for Nigerians to eschew sentiments and shun hatred for one another.
Ajaka, therefore, called on Nigerians to support the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the decisive, epic and terminal onslaught against violent and non-state antagonists of the Nigerian State.
According to the SDP chieftain, indeed, this milestone has brought immeasurable relief and assurances of safety to both the relatives of the victims and other Nigerians who have been skeptical of the ability of our security forces and the intelligence community to successfully grapple with and conclusively vanquish the menace of hydra-headed insecurity and widespread violent criminality in the country over the past couple of years.
He said a nation cannot register meaningful development without peace, stability, equity and justice.
“Conclusively, I enjoin all Nigerians to eschew divisive sentiments, shun hatred for one another and support the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the decisive, epic and terminal onslaught against violent and non-state antagonists of the Nigerian State. This call has become urgent and necessary in view of the fact that the nation cannot register meaningful development without peace, stability, equity and justice.”
While commending the President, Kaduna state governor, the security agencies and other stakeholders, Ajaka said: “The credit for this breakthrough deservedly rests in the bosom of Mr. President, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, GCFR whose prodigious and strategic re-modelling, planning and mobilisation of the security architecture in Nigeria is fast yielding the overall desired outcomes of safety and overwhelming restoration of confidence in the minds and spirits of Nigerians.
“I therefore write to congratulate Mr. President, the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Governor of Kaduna State, the Service Chiefs of our Armed Forces, The Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, the patriotic media organisations, proud volunteers, fearless informants and the traditional institutions for all their swift synergistic collaborations that birthed this successful rescue operation.
“I therefore, salute Mr. President for being a listening leader whose altruistic foresight of a new Nigeria and the astute strategies for the realisation thereof are squarely anchored on self sacrifice, unwhittled faith in God, spartan discipline and the spirit of cooperation amongst all Nigerians and our nation’s institutions. Evidently, the planning and operational synergy between our various security agencies constitute the substratum of the subject endeavour that we celebrate today.”
