…Rejects Operation Shege-Ka-Fasa
Abubakar Saad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, on Friday, expressed sadness that elders in the north were abandoning their leadership responsibilities and allowing the youth to lead the way, a development, he believes would backfire.
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Reacting to the establishment of “Operation Shege-Ka-Fasa,” fashioned against the South West regional security outfit, Operation Amotekun, the monarch warned the governors and the elites not allow the youth to take over their responsibilities.
In fact, the royal father, who spoke at security meeting in Kaduna, heaped the blame for the parlous situation in the region on the elders, for failing to provide the needed good leadership.
For instance, he said the growing number of orphans in the region as a result of insurgency and was a time bomb as the abandoned children would turn out to be worse than the Boko Haram if nothing was done about their situation.
He 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.
“Several recommendations have been made but are not implemented and as they remain unimplemented, we will continue to suffer the consequences” he said.
