The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has called on elders in the North not to allow the youths take over their responsibility in providing good governance and ensuring safety of the people.
The Sultan was speaking on the heels of the establishment of the Northern Regional Security outfit, codenamed “Sege Ka Fasa” unveiled by the Coalition of Northern Groups in Kaduna.
The Sultan, while speaking at a Northern Security Meeting in Kaduna on Thursday, urged the regional leaders to caution the youths.
The CNG had on Wednesday revealed the symbol (a roaring lion) for the security outfit which would be formally inaugurated in the coming weeks “when all necessary legal processes might have been completed, adopted and ratified by the northern states governors.
“If the state governments and other leaders of the region fail to take action to protect the region the way their southern counterparts are doing, CNG is willing to follow through with all the processes of obtaining the required legal backing for the outfit from the relevant federal authorities.
“We resolved to formalise this request by writing to the governors through the Northern Governors Forum and to the leaderships of traditional, religious and cultural institutions in the region,” Spokesperson for the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman had said.
Reacting to CNG’s move, the Sultan said: “I saw it on the television, and the media gave them attention. Now, the elders allowed these youths to go forward. So, the elites are our problems, the elders are our problems. If the elders don’t take the lead, the youth will do whatever they like and think they are right. You have to caution these youths by giving them good leadership.
“Now, they have launched their own security outfit I don’t know what they call it, Shege Ka Fasa’, meaning what?
“So, I want to call on northern elders to caution them. Don’t allow these youths to take over leadership from you. You have to reach out to everybody no matter how low the person is. So, I think we need to take the bull by the horns and not allow the youths take over responsibility. I think we need to do that and much more.”
The spiritual leader further urged on the Northern Governors to tackle the security challenges in the region.
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