Kassim Afegbua, a member of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the
capacity to manage the security crisis in the country.
Speaking during an interview on
Channels Television, Afegbua said in the last four years, the country has
witnessed poor handling of security.
He said the Buhari
administration, which prides itself as an anti -corruption government should be
reminded the responsibility of every government is the protection of lives and
property.
“The president has no capacity to
manage us because he is busy managing himself,” Afegbua said.
“I think what we have witnessed
in the last four years is a replay of crass incompetence in the way and manner
that the security of this country is being handled.
“Don’t forget that the
Constitution (1999 as amended) states clearly that the primary responsibility
of any government, particularly a government that prides itself as an anti-corruption
government is the protection of lives and properties.
“And as we speak today, without
sounding immodest, you will agree with me that it will be a surprise if
tomorrow’s headline says no killing because almost every day when you read the
newspaper it is one killing, too many.”
However, Femi Adesina, Buhari’s
spokesman, who was also on the programme, said the security challenge is as old
as the country.
He added that the president had
been working of the challenge before he travelled, and he will continue to do
so.
“The security challenge is almost
as old as Nigeria. But we know that it spikes at some time and reduces at some
time. We have challenges on our hands in different parts of the country,” he
said.
“The president had been tackling
that even before he travelled. It’s going to be a continuation of what he has
been doing.”
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