Senate under Akpabio too weak to checkmate executive recklessness – Timi Frank

Ex-Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has lampooned the Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate for criticizing American Senator, Ted Cruz for accusing Nigerian government of allowing Christian genocide in the country.

In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Frank said, Senate’s criticism exposed their weakness to check executive recklessness, while he called for the sack of Security Chiefs for their inability to curtail criminal attacks across the country.

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Reacting to fresh killing of soldiers in Borno State in the Northwestern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, Timi Frank expressed worry at the endless and rising wave of banditry and abductions going on in the nation.
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He called on President Tinubu to sack Security Chiefs without delay over security failures.

According to Frank, Nigerians are being killed “like chickens” daily across the North, South, East, and West, a clear indication that the country’s security architecture has collapsed under the current leadership.
The statement read, “Our soldiers and policemen are dying in large numbers due to poor funding and lack of proper equipment. Despite massive budgetary allocations to the security sector, the funds do not reach the men and women on the front lines, nor are they used to purchase the right equipment needed to combat insecurity.

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“We commend President Donald Trump for his concern and moral courage in speaking against the killings of Nigerians. We equally commend Senator Ted Cruz for lending his voice to these injustices. Their actions have helped to break the silence of our political class, especially those in the ruling party,” the statement added.

“Nigeria has always maintained a cordial relationship with the United States. We will not allow any government or individuals to destroy that friendship. As Nigerians, we remain committed to strengthening our ties with the U.S. in the interest of peace, democracy, and global security.”

“If the Senate and, by extension, the National Assembly had faithfully and diligently carried out their constitutional mandate of oversight and representation in checkmating executive recklessness, like the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu and getting the security chiefs to act in protecting the lives and property of Nigerians, Senator Ted Cruz would not have picked on Nigeria as a good example of unwarranted killings and intimidation of innocent citizens by deadly gangs.

“Look at how they took their time to respond to Senator Ted Cruz’s comments, while they failed over the years to stand for justice by calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu or to ensure, through their oversight powers, that the security chiefs live up to their mandate to protect defenceless Nigerians from horrific attacks and killings.”

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