Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has attributed the worsening spate of insecurity across the country to the failure of political leadership.
Atiku made the observation on Tuesday while playing host to political stakeholders from Borno State, led by Hon. Mohammed Kumalia.
He expressed his delight at how political leaders are coming together from across political divides to salvage the country from the current deplorable situation.
“it is encouraging to see that more people, especially political leaders across the country, are increasingly becoming concerned about the deteriorating state of the Nigerian nation to the extent of engaging in finding solutions, round the clock.”
He noted the deep conversation that he had with the Borno leaders centred more on the current worsening insecurity in the country, especially in Northern Nigeria.
“The consensus is that the occupation of Nigerian territories across some parts of North East, North West, and North Central states is a clear failure of political leadership, especially under the Tinubu-led APC Federal Government.
“It is not anything that is beyond the capacity of the Nigerian security services to deal with. The government hasn’t shown the capacity to deal with it. Unless we have a leadership that can confront all these criminal structures and deal with it decisively, you can’t resolve these issues.
“How can a whole local government be under the control of bandits? It is unacceptable that bandits or terrorists continue to take over communities, imposing levies on citizens and disrupting farming activities.
“I believe that with the right political leadership, Nigerian security forces have the capacity to take on the insecurity confronting the country. It has become urgent for citizens to unite and rescue Nigeria.”
Atiku expressed his appreciation to the Borno stakeholders for their show of concern about the state of the nation and expressed readiness to support efforts aimed at restoring the peace and economic prosperity of the country.