Tobi Adebayo
Femi Adesina, an aide to President Muhamadu Buhari has said that the current security situation in the country needs “iron and steel”.
Adesina said this in a Facebook post on Thursday and said that leaders must do whatever it takes to maintain peace and tranquillity in their countries.
Recall that Twitter had deleted a tweet by President Buhari which made reference to the 1967 Nigerian Civil War.
Femi Adesina further defended the tweet, saying it was not genocidal as speculated on social media.
The post read in part: “I just finished watching the President on TV reading the riot act to troublemakers, and I couldn’t be prouder of the President. I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with the President.
“That respondent sure spoke the minds of millions of Buharists in Nigeria and the Diaspora. The man we fell in love with is of iron and steel, one ready and willing to knock sense into contumacious heads, whipping everyone into line. And being kind to us in the process. A kind bully, if you like the oxymoron.
“True. What our country needs at this time are iron and steel. Alchemy of GMB and PMB. We are in a democracy, yes, but democracy is no byword for lawlessness. If anybody misbehaves in any part, repeat, ANY PART, of the country, they need to be whipped into line.
I left PDP beacuse of Buhari’s honesty, integrity, commitment to Nigeria – Ayade
“The nation needs not to go into a tailspin because some people bear giant-sized grudges in their hearts. By the way, is there any part of the country that does not have one grievance or the other? Is the next option than to capsize the boat of the country? Any leader that has sworn to uphold the Constitution would not open his eyes, and see it happen.
“Leaders must do whatever they should do to maintain peace and tranquillity in their countries. Their intentions will always be misinterpreted and misrepresented. No matter. The good of the larger majority must be considered at all times. North, South, East, West, anarchy should never be condoned, no matter what some people may say.
“I like how Moyosore Oyetunji, a passionate Buharist on Facebook summarized the latest developments: “When he pleaded with you to eschew violence, you accused him of becoming a motivational speaker, instead of the General that he is. Now he has decided to be it, you are crying. Please, what exactly do you want from him?”
“President Buhari is not genocidal, and can’t ever be accused of such intentions. But a leader worth his salt cannot look on and watch law and order break down irretrievably. It is not about a people or region. It is about the country he took an oath to keep together.
“Every region has one grouse or the other against the state of our union. But murder and mayhem should never be an option in resolving matters. That is the message of President Buhari, and it should be the message of every good Nigerian.”
