A former Governor of
Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has blamed the current security situation in the
country on the nation’s political leaders who have remained unmoved and
indifferent in tackling the security challenges confronting the country.
Ohakim stated this
today while delivering a lecture He said that insecurity has hitherto become
the national anthem on the lips of every Nigerian, a situation, he noted will
continue to portray the country in a bad light before the international
community.
“Our lands have
suddenly become graveyards as a result of incessant killings which have become
the order of the day.”
“The late Nobel
Laureate, Chinua Achebe was right when he put up his first artwork, ‘Things
fall apart’ and ended it with, ‘There was a country’. Indeed, things have
fallen apart in Nigeria.”
“I charge Mr.
President, as a matter of urgency, release the presidential Marshall plan for
security because we shall not continue to fold our arms and watch our people
die like fowls everyday.”
“Just last week, bandits
killed another 52 in Kaduna state. These are not 52 cows but human beings. What
a country! Meanwhile, the Governor of Kaduna state has apologized for his
inability to protect his people. It is indeed a sorry situation.”
Ohakim who spoke as
a guest at the event further said that Nigeria will hardly make a headway while
leaving with the enemy called ‘insecurity and corruption’, urging the leaders
to apply human face in the fight against the menace.
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