By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to let go of those in his cabinet who fail to make the interest of Nigerians their priority.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, further urged Tinubu not to tolerate theft in his government and bring the force of the law on those who choose to perpetrate such acts.

On the sidelines of the briefing on Thursday, Onwubiko raised concerns over an alleged plot to blackmail the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) in his efforts to tackle substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking.

He said, “I have a responsibility as a Nigerian, a civil rights activist, and one who has supported Nigeria’s renewed efforts to wrestle the country, our youths, and indeed our future from the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking to raise the alarm when I see a satanic plot to derail the gains so far made.

“By virtue of our network with diverse stakeholders, we are privileged to stumble on an evil plan by a highly placed member of the government who is at the moment shopping for any dirt to blackmail the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd).

“We are by this statement alerting Mr. President, Marwa himself who may not be aware of this and the Nigerian public to this evil plot from the pit of hell. We are also using this medium to warn those behind this plot that we will not hesitate to publicly name and expose evil agenda against the Nigerian State.

“We will resist attempts to use the privilege and resources of the office to engage in forum shopping for things to tarnish the image of those busy doing their given assignments. And when they cannot find any, then they resort to manufacturing lies to blackmail”.