A day after ordering the dismantling of military checkpoints nationwide, President Muhammadu Buhari has relaxed the rule.
Abdulazeez
Yari, governor of Zamfara state and chairman of the governors’ forum,
said on Tuesday that the governors told Buhari the order was “untimely”
because of the security challenges facing the states.
“But Mr.
President cited some incidents that happened at the military checkpoints
but where necessary, he has given the chief of army staff the
permission that they can continue especially in the north, south-east
and the frontline states,” he said.
The frontline states are where the counter-terrorism operations are currently taking place in the north-east.
“We
discussed the issue of frontline states as regards insurgency: Borno,
Yobe and Adamawa. The president briefed us on his meeting with the G7
countries who have agreed to support the Nigerian government to fight
the insurgency to the last.
“Also, it was noted that the
insurgency has done so much damage to our infrastructure – schools,
hospitals, and bridges. The president said he has put a committee in
place to go and assess the situation and he has also made a commitment
that he will not request money from any G7 country but support to
rebuild the destroyed infrastructure,” Yari said.
Source:
The Cable
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