The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has harped on the imperativeness to prioritize Nigeria’s security.
In a post via his official X handle on Saturday, Obi expressed concern over the lamentation of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, who openly admitted that he knows the exact locations of bandit leaders but is incapacitated to act because he lacks control over security agencies.
According to the former Anambra State governor, this starkly reflects the systemic weakness of the country’s security architecture.
The politician called for a restructuring of Nigeria’s security framework to make it more responsive, decentralised and effective.
“What kind of country are we running where a federating unit lacks the coordination and support of the centre in the most critical role of governance – the protection of life and property?
When the Chief Security Officer of a state is reduced to a mere spectator, citizens are left at the mercy of criminals,” he wrote.
Obi charged the Federal Government to give governors across the federation all the support they needed to secure their states and safeguard the lives of Nigerians.
