Islamic scholars, community leaders, Youths and women groups on Thursday 24th October, 2024 organised spontaneous support rallies and prayers for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for retaining Hon Bello Mohammed Matawalle in the Ministry of Defence as the Minister of State.
The rallies and prayers by communities across the North West region was described as overwhelming and a response to the fatherly care and concern of the President for the good people of the region, as well as his good intention to end banditry activities in states within the region.
According to the organisers, the array of the rallies and prayers were parts of appreciation of the President’s good will and commitment to his campaign promises to end banditry activities and boost food security in the country in general and North West region in particular.
One of the leaders, Alh Muhammadu Goronyo said they have decided to organise the activities to greeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for retaining the Hon Minister of State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle in the ministry of defence as the Minister of State to continue the good work he has started in the fight against the bandits along with the military chiefs in the region.
The rallies which took place in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna and Katsina states.
The leaders said the decision of the President to retain Matawalle as the Minister of State for Defence is a domenstration of the commitment to continue the ongoing special military operation code named Fansan Yamma which is decisively dealing with the terrorists mayhem once and for all.
A community leader in Sabon Birni said “the being unleashed by bandits against the communities across the states in the region and other parts of the country is a cancer requiring the Minister of State Bello Matawalle and the Chief of Defence Christopher Musa with other service Chiefs to handle.”
Another Islamic scholar Mal Bello Isa said, “the minister of state Bello Matawalle and the Chief of Defence Staff CDS Christopher Musa along with other service chiefs have meticulously and responsibly coordinated the first and the second leg of the exercise and should be commended and supported.”
“The Hon minister of state for defence and CDS Christopher Musa along with their service chiefs, officers and men of the Nigerian military have brought huge relief to people of the region by discharging and implementing the President’s ditective to relocate the command and Control Centre to Sokoto to properly executed the special onslaught against the bandits and can not thank the President, the minister, the CDS, the service chiefs and military operatives enough for their commitment, professionalism and the huge successes recorded in the exercise,” said one of the youths leader in Shinkafi, Zamfara State.
The supporters, mostly youths, women and middle aged men went round various villages and communities ravaged by the bandits attacks, kidnappings and maiming, after which they went to the mosques to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bello Matawalle, Christopher Musa with other Service Chiefs and the officers and men of the military.
They also urged the President to as a matter of urgency send more troops to the region under the coordination of the minister and the service chiefs under the leadership of the Chief of Defence CDS, Christopher Musa to carry out such military onslaught against the bandits for an aggressive elimination of the terrorists and their leaders in the North-West, like when the bandits kingpin Kachalla Halilu Buzu and other kingpins were eliminated.