Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said Nigeria needs a leader with an iron fist like the current president. He said such a leader will "whip into line" anyone who misbehaves in the country.
In his weekly
article titled "I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with the
President", Adesina said Buhari's viral statement alluding to the Nigerian
civil war, while warning that trouble makers in the country "will receive
the shock of their lives", shouldn’t be interpreted as a genocide statement.
He said the
message the President was trying to pass across was that even though every
region has one grievance or the other about the state of the nation, murder and
mayhem are not options to resolve the issues.
Adesina wrote
in his article published today, June 4: "True. What our country needs at
this time is iron and steel. An 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. The nation needs not 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 then 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 tranquility 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."
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