By our reporter| Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has pledged to face head-on the country’s security challenges if elected president in 2023.
Obi, who gave the assurance while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, said his solution to the problem will be “decisive and immediate”.
Describing the country’s security situation has been very worrisome, the former Anambra state governor said he feels the federal government should do more.
Reacting to last weekend’s video of the Kaduna train victims being flogged by terrorist and their threat to kidnap president Buhari, and other security challenges across the country, Obi said there are so many things that he would put in place to stem the tide of insecurity, most of which he cannot mention on air at the moment.
He was also of the opinion that there needs to be an economic transformation for the security situation in Nigeria to change.
“To improve the security situation in Nigeria, as President, I will ensure the economy works and more people are pulled out of poverty.
“The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you reduce criminality. It is critical and important, as long as the economy continues to head south like we are seeing today, your criminality will be rising,” Obi explained.
Further to that, he said other measures need to be put in place including proper man power and standard equipment which will increase productivity.
Obi also stated that with him at the helms of affairs, every state will be placed in charge of their own security.
“I have said it repeatedly that if I have the opportunity, every state will be responsible for their security.
“I will make sure that the governors are given the powers to secure their state. Even if we have federal police there, they will be responsible and reporting to the governor.
“Additionally, the state will be allowed to have their own security system if the need be,” Obi emphasized.
The Labour Party flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election was of the opinion that securing Nigeria is a must and as such, everything possible will be done to ensure Nigerians are once again proud of their
nation.
Looking forward to completing my miracle in 2023
On the comment credited to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that expecting Obi to win the election would be a “miracle”, the Labour party flagbearer, said he looks forward to witnessing the miracle of his winning the 2023 election.
“Miracle is at the root of our faith. What strengthens our faith is miracle. For me, since I started this political journey, my achievements and records have all been miracles,” he said.
“They have all been miraculous. If you check, I ran for governor in a party that was less than one year old. When I started in 2003, I won the election.
“They declared somebody else. I went to court. Everybody said it is impossible, that there is no way and that it had never happened before.
“After three years, the court declared me the winner. I was sworn in. Six months later, I was impeached alongside Fayose and Dariye. I went to court again, and I became the first governor to come back from impeachment. I was the first governor to win through the court, first to come back from impeachment.
“I can go on and on to tell you so many things that have happened in this journey that one can say is a miracle.
“I am looking forward to the next miracle next year, to complete the miraculous journey of my political journey.”
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