The house of representatives has
again summoned President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it over the
insecurity in the country.
The lawmakers summoned the
president while deliberating on a motion on insecurity raised by Ahmed Safana
from Katsina state.
The development comes less than a
month after the lawmakers summoned Buhari over the same issue.
The president, who is currently
away on a private trip to the UK, did not honour the summon till date.
At Thursday’s plenary, the
lawmakers lamented the incessant killings being recorded in parts of the
country as a result of attacks by bandits among others.
The latest of such attacks was on
Wednesday night when schoolgirls were abducted from their school in Zamfara
state.
Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker, said
lack of adequate government policies and actions have been part of the major
causes of the security challenges.
“Is there any government in the
last eight years that have shown us why people are being killed? No
government,” he said.
“The major problem is the kind of
policy we give out, either at state or local govt level. It took Bill Gates to
come and tell us in Nigeria that we’ve neglected health and education.”
Mohammed Monguno from Borno state
suggested that the insecurity in the country could be related to the high rate
of unemployment.
“If we are going to feed the 200
million Nigerians, it is only thoughtful that we can create jobs for the youth
so that they can have a means of livelihood,” he said.
“If care is not taken, if the
situation is not curbed, we will not be able to sleep. There are places in my
community that you cannot travel to with a jeep or flashy car.”
The lawmakers subsequently
resolved to summon the president to address them on efforts being made to
tackle the insecurity in the country.
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