Nigeria: Comrade Shehu Sani Declines Appointment to Serve on Presidential Committee

 

Comrade Shehu Sani, a human rights activist, Wednesday turned down his appointment to serve on one of the committees constituted by President Goodluck Jonathan to define comprehensive and workable framework for resolving insecurity in the country.

In a post on his Facebook page, Sani said he was not consulted before the appointment and that he "humbly and respectably wishes to decline to serve as member".
The first of the two committees, named ‘Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North’ and made up of 26 members, is saddled with the responsibility of seeking ways to end the Boko Haram insurgency.
The members are:      
Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Minister of Special Duties (Chairman)Sheik Ahmed Lemu
Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed
Col. Musa Shehu, (rtd.)
Sheik Abubakar Tureta
Dr. Datti Ahmed
Senator Sodangi Abubakar
Senator Ahmed Makarfi
Hon. Mohammed B. Matawalle
Amb. Zakari Ibrahim
Comrade Shehu Sani
Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed
Malam Adamu S. Ladan
Dr. Joseph Golwa
AVM A. I. Shehu
Mr. R. I. Nkemdirim
DIG P. I. Leha
Prof. Nur Alkali
Malam Salihu Abubakar
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Lugga
Barrister Ibrahim Tahir
Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo
Amb. Baba Ahmed Jidda
Group Capt. Bilal Bulama, rtd.
Prof. Bolaji AkinyemiRepresentative of Office of the Secretary-General of the Federation (Secretary)
The second, tagged: “Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons” is charged with the responsibility of stemming the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and their use in creating insecurity and instability in Nigeria and other developing nations.
The members are:        
Amb. Emmanuel Imohe (Chairman)
Amb. Martin I. Uhomoibhi
Amb. T. Dan Hart
Amb. Ghali Umar
Amb. B. G. Wakil
Mr. Opelusi Olureti
Representative of Ministry of Interior
Representative of NSA
Representative of DG (SSS)
Representative of NIA
Representative of Federal Ministry of Justice
Representative of Ministry of Defence
Representative of DIA
Representative of the Nigeria Police Force
Representative of the Nigerian Customs Service
Representative of OSGFDirector, International Organisations Dept, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Secretary)