Obi said this in a series of posts on X platform (formerly Twitter) amid the increasing cases of attacks, kidnappings and killings by terrorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Katsina, Zamfara, Plateau and other states in the country.
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said that the security situation in Nigeria has reached a point where all the government officials in the country should stop foreign trips until the ugly situation is fixed.
Obi said this in a series of posts on X platform (formerly Twitter) amid the increasing cases of attacks, kidnappings and killings by terrorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Katsina, Zamfara, Plateau and other states in the country.
Obi said that “As terror attacks, banditry, kidnappings and violence continue to rage through the country, it is more concerning now with the surge of violence spreading through the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.”
Reacting to the abduction of six girls and their father, one of whom, Rabeeha was killed on Saturday by the kidnappers and other abductions and killings in the FCT, Obi said that “The recent killings of two abducted young girls in Abuja makes it more depressing and urgent.”
According to him, “It is now time for us, the leaders, to take all forms of serious measures to tackle the situation.
“It is unfortunate that President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015, campaigned and won the elections on three items; Security, Economy and Corruption (SEC).
“After his eight years in office, the situation has worsened in all three areas. The present administration, on assuming office, promised to deal decisively with the same situation – Security, Economy and Corruption. Today, however, the situation is getting even worse than ever.
“At the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association held in Lagos in August 2022, the then Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen Kashim Shettima categorically stated that if APC is elected, he as Vice President would be in charge of security, while the President as an expert in economy would handle the economy.
“Nigerians therefore now implore them to fulfill their campaign promises. Even if they do not achieve 100% results, we want to see 100% effort.
“It is now time to stop all forms of foreign trips from people in government, until we deal with the ugly situation facing us at home. No foreign investor or partner will like to invest in Nigeria, with the situation we now find ourselves in.
“We must make sincere efforts to end the spread of violence and insecurity in our nation, in order to make any meaningful progress.”
