Ahead of next year’s general elections, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has opened up on his solutions as to on how Nigeria can gradually end insecurity in the country once and for all.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today yesterday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, Obi stated that his solution to insecurity in Nigeria should be “decisive and immediate”, insisting the more people are removed from poverty, the more criminality is reduced.
The former Anambra governor also asserted that under him, every state should be placed in charge of its own security.
Obi’s comments on the heels of the attack by terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, released three victims out of the 62 hostages who they abducted.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the terrorists had on Sunday released a disturbing video showing victims being flogged, even as the terrorists threatened to sell some into slavery and kill others.
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Reacting to the development and others across the country, the Labour Party’s Presidential Flagbearer, said there are so many things that he would put in place to stem the tide of insecurity, most of which he cannot mention on air at the moment.
‘To improve the security situation in Nigeria, as President, I will ensure the economy works and more people are pulled out of poverty,” Obi said.
“The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you reduce criminality. It is critical and important, as long as the economy continues to head south like we are seeing today, your criminality will be rising.
‘I have said it repeatedly that if I have the opportunity, every state will be responsible for their security.
‘I will make sure that the governors are given the powers to secure their state. Even if we have federal police there, they will be responsible and report to the governor.
‘Additionally, the state will be allowed to have their own security system if the need be.’
Africa Today News, New York reports that Obi appears to be gaining momentum especially on social media.