By Kamsi Anayo
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the administration of President Bola Tinubu 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 have wreaked some heinous crimes in the last few days.
The former governor of Anambra State in a statement on Wednesday described the recent killings of two abducted young girls in Abuja as depressing.
He said it is now time for the leaders, to take all forms of serious measures to tackle the situation.
Obi who also took a swipe on the past administration of former President Muhammedu Buhari, stressed that despite campaigning and winning election on three items; Security, Economy and Corruption, eight years in the office, the situation got really bad in all three areas.
Obi who also indicted the present administration, pointed out that on assuming office, Tinubu promised to tackle rising insecurity, ailing economy and the monster called corruption but today, the situation has even gotten worse than ever.
He however, said that it is time to stop all forms of foreign trips by government officials until the ugly situation facing the nation at home is dealt with.
Obi added that no foreign investor or partner will like to invest in Nigeria, with the current security situation.
Part of the statement reads, “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 we 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 incharge 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.”
