David Mark
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to walk his talk in tackling insecurity in the country.
Senator Mark in a goodwill message to Nigerians marking the New Year said the negative perception about the country would be reversed if the deteriorating security situation improves significantly.
Mark who maintained that fear could not guarantee or inspire economic development expressed concern that
the unabating insecurity situations, killings, insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and unemployment have eroded
the trust and confidence of the people in the Buhari administration.
He said: “We must approach the issues honestly and objectively. We must call a spade its rightful name.
“In a society where no one is sure of safety, means of livelihood or living in perpetual fear cannot guarantee steady investment or development.
“It is time for all citizens; both the government and the governed to collaborate and rise up in one accord to say enough is enough in order to save our country.”
He added, “this is not the time for anyone to play the ostrich or politics over issues that affect our wellbeing. We cannot be neutral or partisan in the battle to save our country.”
The former Senate president also admonished Nigerians not to play up primordial sentiment as he noted that “those who resort or cling to our emotional fault lines of ethnicity or religion for personal interest or self-preservation at the slightest compunction to think otherwise. This is the time to prove our patriotism and love for our country.”
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