The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has described provision of stomach infrastructure as the surest way to tackle insecurity in Nigeria.
Obi stated this in a statement
via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.
The Labour Party candidate
stated, “The various governments at all levels to take deliberate steps to
address the issue of poverty and youth unemployment because the provision of
stomach infrastructure is the surer way to tackle insecurity.
“Also, urgent steps should be
taken consciously and intentionally to ameliorate the hardship of the people,”
he said.
Obi expressed worry over the
issue of insecurity in the country, saying it is unacceptable for lives of
Nigerians to be wasted over insecurity.
The former governor of Anambra
urged security agencies to do more in securing the nation, saying Nigerians can
not continue to be killed in their hundreds within their own country.
According to Obi, the
implications of an insecure environment for development are far-reaching, as
investors will not consider venturing into to a nation where their resources
will not be safe and secured.
He urged critical stakeholders
including, traditional, Christian, and Muslim leaders to continue pushing for
peace among their people in the way and manner they conduct themselves.
The former governor noted that
the more insecurity bewilders Nigeria, the less likely the nation will be able
to woo investors over to help develop the country.
He stated, “The rising insecurity
in the country leading to mindless bloodletting, particularly in the North
Central zone of the country, and the continued disruption of business and
social activities in the South East are all becoming very worrisome.
“The violent attacks in the North
Central states of Benue and Plateau lately took a new twist with high records
of kidnapping, arson, and loss of human lives. According to the 1st Quarter
Mass Atrocities Casualty Tracking Report, over 1230 Nigerians were killed, 79
of them security operatives, with over 600 abductions in the first quarter of
this year alone.
“With what has been happening in
the North Central and Zamfara state lately the figure as of today will be
mind-boggling even far more than the deaths recorded in Russia/Ukraine ongoing
carnage.
“It’s unacceptable that hundreds
of innocent lives will continue to be wasted in Nigeria needlessly through
communal clashes, bandits, and kidnapping activities. The situation in the
Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau states has raised a lot of anxiety
because of the number of lives and properties lost with very little resistance
from security operatives.
“Also disturbing is the continued
disruption of business and social activities in the South East region over the
Sit-at-Home directive purported to be coming from the Indigenous Peoples of
Biafra, IPOB, when the body has publicly denied issuing such directive.
“What is going on in the South
East therefore is essentially a criminal activity that must be nipped in the
bud, with all hands being on deck, security agencies, and the people alike.
“The South East Governors are to
be commended for their renewed efforts at curbing this menace but there is a
need to be more strategic and intelligence-driven in our approach to reducing
the suffering of innocent people.
“Security agencies should take
necessary and quick steps to arrest the ugly incidents because the country
cannot just be spilling the blood of innocent citizens. We as a people through
our various governments should up our value for human lives in the way and
manner we respond to issues that touch lives.
“The implications of an insecure
environment for development are far-reaching because no investor will consider
going to an area where their resources will not be safe and secured,” he said.
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