Former Executive Secretary of Governors Forum, Prof. Tunde Esan, has called on federal government to check the deteriorating security situation as a quick reminder of how dire the situation has become.
He made this call while speaking to journalist in Abuja.
He said from Sokoto to Oyo and from Edo to Maiduguri, incidents that undermine and challenge our unity and corporate existence as a country, are on the rise. We cannot afford to ignore the concerns by all and sundry.
He said, “Ours is a nation forged on the cooperation of hundreds of ethnic groups , that stretched from the coastline of the Atlantic ocean to the fringe of the Sahara. The heterogenous nature of our society and the huge population make our country the reference point and hope for the black race.”
Esan noted that Buck-passing will not solve the problem, neither will conspiracy theories and ethnic profiling that undermine our corporate existence, saying if criminal activities of few are calling to question the trust that forge our understanding and mutual interactions, such can be dealt with and should be dealt with by our security agencies.
According to him, in more than sixty years of existence as a nation, our security agencies and institutions have proven over and over, the experience and capability that distinguishes them in Africa and the world . Internal operations to control crime, should not be their albatross.
“The deterioration of security in the country is putting the citizens on the hedge, confidence in the corporate existence of our country must be strengthened. Our unity as a country is sacrosanct.
“We call on the government at all levels, to view this call as a call to national duty. We owe the people of Nigeria and the black race this duty. Security of lives and property is a necessary sin-qua non to the realisation of economic prosperity for all and by all. On United Nigeria we stand: peace and security is the bedrock for it’s survival.
