The Presidency has said that the resignation call on President Muhammadu Buhari is not a solution to the security problems facing the country.

The Presidency stated that insecurity has built up to a worrisome level, following decades of neglect.

It made this known in reaction to the call by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) that President Buhari should resign over the worsening security situation in the country.

However, the Presidency reacted to the call via a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday.

The statement was titled, ‘Reforms in internal security to take hold sooner than later’.

Shehu stated that the Presidency was not ready to be drawn into the high-decibel show in the media, taking the country by the storm from the Northern Elders Forum.

He added that publicity is the oxygen for politicians who have failed to connect with voters in a democracy.

The presidential aide noted that the security agencies have since intensified the ongoing operation to address the recent spike in terrorist activity, particularly in the Kaduna and Niger States axis as well as in the Niger Delta region.

Shehu added that the air defense system has been reinforced with newly-acquired jets and drones, noting that training for operators has been hastened to meet the current exigencies.

He further stated that the Federal Government has approved the procurement of the largest-ever single procurement of military vehicles.

The statement read: “The Presidency does not wish to be drawn into the high-decibel show in the media, taking the nation by the storm from the Northern Elders Forum.

“Publicity is the oxygen for politicians who have failed to connect with voters in a democracy.

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“It is enough to say from our part, that resignation call on of the President is not a solution to the security problems facing the country, something that has built up to a worrisome level following decades of neglect.

“In response to the recent spike in terrorist activity particularly in the Kaduna and Niger States axis, the defense establishment, in response to presidential directives, has realigned and reorganized the ongoing operation in the areas, as well as that going on in the Niger Delta region.

“The new operations structures are being reinforced with land-based assets to increase the efficiency of the troops and intelligence is equally being reinforced.

“The air defense system is being reinforced with newly-acquired jets and drones which assemblage and training for operators has been hastened to meet the current exigencies.

“The country is equally getting assurances of early delivery of equipment on order from manufacturers and the effort is ongoing to conclude other major procurements still in process.

“Only this morning, the government at a meeting of the cabinet approved the procurement of the largest ever single procurement of military vehicles.

“At the same time, similar major operations are going in the South-East and the South-South where the economic life wire of the nation and electricity transmission lines are currently being secured from saboteurs.

“What the sponsored saboteurs aim to show is that the government cannot provide power sabotaging equipment at switches and other vital points. They will not succeed. The public knows who is who, and who has done what in our country’s governance,” the presidential aide stated.

He added that massive gains being made will shortly be manifesting, saying large number of arrests have equally been made.

“Nigerians are assured that the government will keep its promise to the nation and threats to security will be handled with the firmness they call for. And government will remain firm in securing the country’s unity and progress,” Shehu said.

The Star