Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said former President Muhammadu Buhari failed in the area of security for eight years and that President Bola Tinubu appeared to be repeating the same mistake.
He, therefore, called on the Tinubu administration to take decisive action on the growing insecurity in the country.
Obi was reacting to the renewed security breaches in some parts of the country, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where gunmen had been wrecked heinous crimes on the city.
The former governor of Anambra State in a statement, on Wednesday, described the recent killings of two abducted young girls in Abuja as depressing, adding that it was time for the leaders to take all forms of serious measures to tackle the situation.
“As terror attacks, banditry, kidnappings and violence continue to rage through the country, it is more concerning now with the surge of violence spreading through the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“The recent killings of two abducted young girls in Abuja makes it more depressing and urgent. It is now time for us, the leaders, to take all forms of serious measures to tackle the situation.
“It is unfortunate that President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015, campaigned and won the elections on three items: Security, Economy and Corruption (SEC). After his Eight years in office, the situation has worsened in all three areas.
“The present administration, on assuming office, promised to deal decisively with the same situation – Security, Economy and Corruption. Today, however, the situation is getting even worse than ever.
“At the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association held in Lagos in August 2022, the then Vice-Presidential Candidate, Sen Kashim Shettima categorically stated that if APC is elected, he as Vice President would be in-charge of security, while the President as an expert in economy would handle the economy.
“Nigerians, therefore, now implore them to fulfil their campaign promises. Even if they do not achieve 100% results, we want to see 100% effort.
“It is now time to stop all forms of foreign trips from people in government, until we deal with the ugly situation facing us at home. No foreign investor or partner will like to invest in Nigeria, with the situation we now find ourselves in.
“We must make sincere efforts to end the spread of violence and insecurity in our nation, in order to make any meaningful progress.”, the statement stated
Chuks Okocha
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