Immediate-past
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says the worsening security in the country has
overwhelmed the President, Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the President and his
All Progressives Congress regime needs urgent help and must seek such.
Saraki, in
a statement on Tuesday, lamented the multiple attacks on lives and properties
in the country on Monday which claimed at least 15 cops and five soldiers, as
well as the killing of abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna,
adding that the situation “cannot continue” and “cannot become Nigeria’s new
normal”.
The
chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party said, “It is obvious that
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress government need
help. They have been overwhelmed by the situation and they sure need assistance
from all. Thus, I urge Mr. President to seek help wherever it can be given. This
matter has gone beyond what the government can handle alone. The President
should know that calling for help in our present situation is not a sign of
weakness.”
Saraki,
once again, advised the President to bring together all former Presidents and
heads of state, serving and former chief justices, serving and former presiding
officers of the National Assembly, serving and former heads of security
agencies, traditional rulers with relevant experience, leaders of the private
sector, development partners, friends of Nigeria in the international community
and all others who can help in finding solutions to the problem at hand.
“The
meeting must hold expeditiously and must be followed by immediate actions. I
know there are many people who believe that the fact that this suggestion is
coming from a source outside government is a good reason for the President to
ignore it. I think the attitude this time around must be different. This is
definitely not a time for partisanship or for people to play politics with the
lives of the citizenry and the future of the country,” he said.
The ex-Senate
leader further called on the National Assembly “to be more assertive in finding
solutions to this issue of insecurity” He said the legislature would not be
helping the Buhari regime if they did not become more insistent and decisive in
their approach to getting the security crisis tackled immediately.
“Even
those of us in the opposition party recognise the fact that we can only exist
if we continue to have a country. Thus, we are willing to cooperate with the
government in finding solutions to this problem. Our former leaders, I am sure,
are ready, willing, and able to assist the government with their wealth of
experience.
“However,
all these actors will not jump into the arena without the government
facilitating their intervention. The government needs to call on them before
this problem consumes all of us.”
“I appeal
to Mr. President to take the bull by the horn. He should act to stem the tide
of this violence threatening to tear the country apart,” he concluded.
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