General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call on the nation’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Service and security chiefs to eliminate terrorists and banditry within 90 days or resign.
Adeboye in a recent video posted on the church’s X handle on Tuesday was reacting to the public’s appeal for his attention to the national crisis.
He urged the federal government to act swiftly in addressing the country’s security challenges.
“If I were asked to make suggestions, I would say quietly to our government, move fast. And tell our security chiefs, get rid of these terrorists within 90 days, or resign,” Adeboye said.
Religious leaders, he said can only offer advice to political authorities, and that the final responsibility rests with the Commander-in-Chief.
He also said he advised late President Muhammadu Buhari who gave security chiefs a similar deadline to tackle Boko Haram, but that the directive was not fully achieved within the timeframe as he didn’t follow through.
He said the former President acted on the advice by issuing the directive to security chiefs, but failed to enforce it after the deadline elapsed.
“He ran with that advice, but he didn’t follow it through. Because he gave the order as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.The three months went, and the work was not done,” he said.
“When giving orders to the Service Chiefs this time around, we should make it clear to them that they are not only to eliminate the terrorists, they should eliminate their sponsors, no matter how influential they may be,” Adeboye added.
