2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has bared his mind following the “terror attacks, banditry, kidnappings and violence” which has “continue to rage through the country”.
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| 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Photo: @PeterObi |
He said, “it is more concerning now with the surge of violence spreading through the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja” which has resulted to the “recent killings of two abducted young girls”.
According to premiumtimesng.com:
No fewer than 15 persons have been reportedly kidnapped in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the beginning of 2024.
The victims were kidnapped in two major incidents that occurred in the first week of the new year thus depicting rising cases of abduction in the nation’s capital.
Barely six days into the new year, seven persons, all members of the same family, were abducted by gunmen around Zuma 1 in the Bwari Area Council of the territory.
The former Governor of Anambra State said to his fellow leaders, “It is now time we stop all forms of foreign trips from people in government, until we deal with the ugly situation facing us at home”, adding, “No foreign investor or partner will like to invest in Nigeria, with the situation we now find ourselves in”.
Obi said: “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. The recent killings of two abducted young girls in Abuja makes it more
“depressing and urgent. It is now time for we 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 incharge of security,
“while the President as an expert in economy would handle the economy. Nigerians therefore now implore them to fulfil 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.”
