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A prominent Northern elder and public commentator, Alhaji Dabo Sambo, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that unless he urgently tackles insecurity and banditry, particularly in northern Nigeria, his chances of winning the 2027 presidential election will be slim.

Briefing newsmen, Alhaji Sambo, emphasized that insecurity remains the greatest threat facing the country, with lives and property constantly at risk.

He noted that restoring safety and stability is the primary function of any government, and failure to deliver on this front could cost the President re-election.

“Food is scarce in Nigeria and people are hungry,” Sambo stated, linking the growing food crisis to insecurity in the North-East and North-West—regions responsible for over 60% of the country’s agricultural output.

According to him, farmers are fleeing their lands due to banditry, kidnapping, and terrorist activities, causing a major drop in food production and rising prices.

He also pointed out the economic consequences of insecurity, including a weakened naira, high transportation costs, and rising inflation that are draining the savings of ordinary Nigerians.

Sambo issued a direct call to President Tinubu, urging him to resolve the insecurity crisis within the next six months and revive local agriculture within a year.

“If President Tinubu refuses to wipe out the security challenges, he will definitely not win the 2027 election,” he warned, drawing parallels with former President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in 2015, which he also attributed to unchecked insecurity.

“The era of carton noodles and salt distribution during campaigns is over,” he said. “People want security and food. Without these, they will not vote,” he said.

Sambo dismissed Tinubu’s political rivals as lacking credible plans to transform Nigeria, but insisted that if the president does not address the root causes of insecurity and economic hardship, even rigging structures will not save his re-election bid.

He added that President Tinubu must deal with the real enemies within his circle, saying the visible competitors are not the problem it’s the failure to act decisively on security and food production that could end his presidency.”

He further cited recent revelations from the U.S. Congress implicating the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in allegedly funding Boko Haram claims also echoed by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. Sambo called on the Nigerian government to stop pretending and confront these international influences head-on.

https://dailytrust.com/end-banditry-in-north-or-forget-2027-election-sambo-tells-tinubu/

Hate it when people sounds like they don't understand Nigerian politics

Was it Tinubu that started banditry in the North or what? What nonsense is this one talking?
Am not a fan of Tinubu, but this is arrant nonsense. In fact, am paying a courtesy call on Tinubu next week.

Tinubu is a failure. He has nothing to offer

Mr Sambo, Leave Tinubu alone on the banditry, terrorism and the like happening in your regions.

You and your fellow men should stop the nonsense.

Same Fulani man issuing threats of electoral defeat to Tinubu is still the one sponsoring the very Banditry he is shouting of

All terrorists and bandits in Nigeria are Fulani Muslims but not all Muslims are Terrorists....

Tinubu no serious competition for now....

You cannot ask Tinubu to end what he did not start. You should rather tell those who brought banditry and terrorism to the country to end the monster they created.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/el-rufai-importing-mercenaries-from-neighbouring-countries-to-disrupt-elections-pdp/amp/

Na wa o!

The same Tinubu in 2014, castigated and criticize GEJ for being clueless about insecurity in the country then.

Now that he is in charge, he is even more clueless as Bandits have now advanced to the middle-Belt, South-west and the forests of Enugu.
The worst is he has succeeded in making Nigerians poorer, devalued our Naira & d€$tr0yed our economy.

Lol. Any record of this same man threatening Buhari to end banditry or forget a second term in office?

Northern leaders at all level (political, cultural and religious) are terrible in the majority and this is borne out by the pathetic situation of ordinary Northerners who contribute 87% to the most poverty-afflicted Nigerians alive today and have some of the worst human development index known to mankind.

Yet they will never cease arrogant threats and blackmail against others because they believe they own Nigeria.

To end banditry, the sponsors need to be dealt with.

If they deal with the sponsors now, you will start crying persecution.

Something you couldn't ask you General Mohammadu Buhari to do for 8 years.


Hypocrites...


Una no let people children go school, wetin una expect from them in the future.

Islamic bandits in the north are northern children who were denied education due to the useless Almajiri system, that is why we Yoruba Muslims don't terrorism in islam

Tinubu is old and weak he doesn't have the caurage to fight insecurity in Nigeria.
All he wants is to do 8 years and retire to fulfill his Emilokan ambitions

Shebi your Yar'Adua and Buhari have ended it nah, so what are you talking about?

Una go cry, shebi you think say you wise, JAGABAN go show you shege

able20:
Tinubu is old and weak he doesn't have the caurage to fight insecurity in Nigeria.
All he wants is to do 8 years and retire to fulfill his Emilokan ambitions

Shebi you young and strong Goatluck Jonathan went into Sambisa Forest and fought Boko Haram with punches and slaps nah

kingbee90:
Na wa o!

The same Tinubu in 2014, castigated and criticize GEJ for being clueless about insecurity in the country then.

Now that he is in charge, he is even more clueless as Bandits have now advanced to the middle-Belt, South-west and the forests of Enugu.
The worst is he has succeeded in making Nigerians poorer, devalued our Naira & d€$tr0yed our economy.

You go cry tire. We have kicked out Goatluck Jonathan, so continue weeping

This is my problems with northerners. They will create problems for their region and expect someone else to fix it. Was it Tinubu that started banditry and boko haram? He is even threatening Tinubu .

treesun:
A prominent Northern elder and public commentator, Alhaji Dabo Sambo, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that unless he urgently tackles insecurity and banditry, particularly in northern Nigeria, his chances of winning the 2027 presidential election will be slim.

Briefing newsmen, Alhaji Sambo, emphasized that insecurity remains the greatest threat facing the country, with lives and property constantly at risk.



He noted that restoring safety and stability is the primary function of any government, and failure to deliver on this front could cost the President re-election.


“Food is scarce in Nigeria and people are hungry,” Sambo stated, linking the growing food crisis to insecurity in the North-East and North-West—regions responsible for over 60% of the country’s agricultural output.

According to him, farmers are fleeing their lands due to banditry, kidnapping, and terrorist activities, causing a major drop in food production and rising prices.

He also pointed out the economic consequences of insecurity, including a weakened naira, high transportation costs, and rising inflation that are draining the savings of ordinary Nigerians.

Sambo issued a direct call to President Tinubu, urging him to resolve the insecurity crisis within the next six months and revive local agriculture within a year.

“If President Tinubu refuses to wipe out the security challenges, he will definitely not win the 2027 election,” he warned, drawing parallels with former President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in 2015, which he also attributed to unchecked insecurity.

“The era of carton noodles and salt distribution during campaigns is over,” he said. “People want security and food. Without these, they will not vote,” he said.

Sambo dismissed Tinubu’s political rivals as lacking credible plans to transform Nigeria, but insisted that if the president does not address the root causes of insecurity and economic hardship, even rigging structures will not save his re-election bid.

He added that President Tinubu must deal with the real enemies within his circle, saying the visible competitors are not the problem it’s the failure to act decisively on security and food production that could end his presidency.”

He further cited recent revelations from the U.S. Congress implicating the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in allegedly funding Boko Haram claims also echoed by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. Sambo called on the Nigerian government to stop pretending and confront these international influences head-on.

https://dailytrust.com/end-banditry-in-north-or-forget-2027-election-sambo-tells-tinubu/

Look at this dingbat. Is it Tinubu that started insecurities in the North? You're using what your people started as a reason to not Tinubu. Even Buhari who is Fulani couldn't do for 8 years.

WorldRichest:


You go cry tire. We have kicked out Goatluck Jonathan, so continue weeping

I don't even understand their logic. Between a tree that just germinated and is few weeks old and a tree that is ten years old, which one is easier to cut? They want to compare the opportunity that Goatluck had to destroy terrorism at its inception and infancy with what Jagaban inherited.

Spandau:


Look at this dingbat. Is it Tinubu that started insecurities in the North? You're using what your people started as a reason to not Tinubu. Even Buhari who is Fulani couldn't do for 8 years.

Their born-to-rule desperation, that makes them feel they can threaten and intimidate any Southerner, is getting the better of them.

It is crazy, disrespectful and arrogant talk like this now harmonising massive Southern leadership behind Tinubu daily.

Especially when Southern leaders know what they went through under Buhari and Malami, per insecurity, that literally led to a war to get Amotekun etal be allowed to exist.

You want him to stop what you from the region are not ready to stop? Where were you when Buhari was there ? I hope you made same statement? Everyone Eyes has opened that bandits is a political weapon in the northern by the northerners poeple . You are not ready to leave in peace in your region but you want a stranger to stop what you can't stop by yourself .

Did Buhari your kinsmen end banditry during his time? He should call El- Rufai and Gumi for a closed door meeting if he wants insecurity and banditry to end

Which bandit Buhari end!

Go and sit down somewhere,sir.
You can do nada.
Man proposes,God disposes.

What Buhari, hailing from the North and possessing an understanding of the customs of these bandits, was unable to rectify, you are now imploring an utter stranger to resolve.

Una go rake tire and him go still win 2027 elections.

You guys must be kidney. Who started it? You started it, so deal with it.

hmm

Lol if bombing starts now Dem go say na innocent people....

atiku4President:
Was it Tinubu that started banditry in the North or what? What nonsense is this one talking?
Am not a fan of Tinubu, but this is arrant nonsense. In fact, am paying a courtesy call on Tinubu next week.

They are giving him what him and his colleagues gave to Jonathan some years ago.

Don't be angry, life is GIVE AND TAKE.


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Hahahahaha


Shebi Chief of Army Staff have been relocating from Borno to Benue to Taraba hotels as a way of curbing the insecurity, he will soon relocate to Kwara and Kaduna, you guys should be patient with Baba Sope aka Emilokan aka Lagos landlord abeg

Unfortunately Tinubu is not GEJ, he doesn't care, if northerners can't tame their children and discourage them from terrorism and your Fulani leaders going to other countries to bring Fulani bandits to come and settle in Nigeria and killing northerners and Nigerians in the process, there's nothing much Tinubu can do about it, even Igbos have abandoned the military for you guys instead of sacrificing their precious lives in the endless northern terrorism