ABUJA-
Former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia South has
called for urgent steps by the government to end the spate of escalating
insecurity in the country.
Kalu, who is
the Chairman of the Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission, has
also advocated for the investment of additional resources in the security
agencies, just as he stressed that for the nation to tackle its insecurity
challenges, the issue must be addressed not with politics, but based on its
current realities, which he said are deteriorating.
The former
Senate Chief Whip stated this on Monday in China via a video posted on his
social media page, calling for decisive measures to end the scourge.
Reacting to
the recent alarm raised by Borno State Governor Zulum over the deteriorating
security situation in his state — in which he said that some parts of the state
had been lost to insurgents — Kalu pointed out that if nothing is done
urgently, the state, including the Southeast, may be lost totally to
terrorists.
Specifically,
the former Abia Governor frowned at the politicisation of insecurity in the
country, which he attributed to political leaders. Kalu asserted that security
is a very serious issue which should not be politicised.
Kalu also
urged Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed
Idris, not to downplay the issues raised by the Borno State Governor but rather
to brief the President on the true security situation in the country.
He said:
“The Minister of Information is doing his job, but Professor Zulum is right. I
am almost from Borno
State. If
the Federal Government doesn’t take the right step in Borno State and the South
East, those areas might collapse.
“I want to
believe Professor Zulum that the security situation is deteriorating every day,
so we need to step up, especially in the Southeast.
“Our
Southeast governors are doing their best to fight insurgency. I would like the
Federal Government to step up security in the Southeast because it’s a gateway
for people transporting goods from the ports and refineries.”
Kalu also
called for an end to the verbal squabble between the Minister and the Governor,
saying that for the situation to be resolved, President Tinubu needed to be
told the truth.
He said:
“For me, Professor Zulum and the Minister don’t need to argue. These are
fundamental issues. If we don’t tell President Tinubu the truth, the place will
be ungovernable.
