Six years into the Muhammadu Buhari administration, a voluntary think-tank group of the governing party, the APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, has blamed the erstwhile ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the deteriorating state of insecurity in the country.
The group made the claim on Thursday in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja.
Entitled, “Improving Security Situation in the Country,” and signed by the National Youth Leader of the party, Barrister Ismail Ahmed, former national publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu and Mr Tolu Ogunlesi, the APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign declared that the present administration is trying effortlessly to revive the country from what it called the decades of mismanagement and embezzlement by the main opposition party.
It further submitted that aside from procurement of arms and ammunition for the military and boosting their morale, the present administration has been reviving the critical sectors of the economy.
“Security challenges are best tackled by a combination of responses, which should not be limited to kinetic military action alone. The Administration’s focus on legislative reform, ease of doing business reform, and on mobilizing social investment, investment in agriculture, mining and infrastructure, are all steps aimed at directly creating the right enabling environment for jobs, investment and prosperity for the populace — and indirectly curbing insecurity.
“It is known and acknowledged that mismanagement and embezzlement of funds meant for procurement of weapons and security equipment under predecessor PDP administrations were responsible for deteriorating security situation in the country. What the country is witnessing today is the outcome of decades of mismanagement, embezzlement and underinvestment in critical security infrastructure, which today is being reversed by the APC led government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“By prioritising investments in agriculture, mining, infrastructure, and various foundational economic reforms, the Buhari Administration is laying the foundation for a Nigeria that truly works, one that will enjoy lasting security and prosperity. ”
Amidst the growing criticisms trailing the military rapprochement with insurgents who are turning in their arms, the APC group attributed the development to the recent successful military operations which have put the insurgents at the mercy of the Nigerian Army. They equally commended the synergy between the Army and the AirForce in ongoing military operations.
“It is important to emphasise that the increased pressure being brought to bear on the insurgents was responsible for the worsening infighting and factionalisation that recently resulted in the death of Abubakar Shekau, and is equally responsible for the wave of surrenders being recorded in the region.
“In the most recent press briefing by the Defence Headquarters, it was disclosed that more than a thousand insurgents and their families have surrendered to the military in recent weeks, including two notorious Boko Haram bomb experts. Several bandits’ camps and hideouts have been bombed and destroyed in the Northwest, Northeast and North Central. Recent military operations have killed more than 150 insurgents, bandits and militants across the country; large caches of weaponry and ammunition have also been seized.
“We welcome the renewed synergy between the Army and the Air Force in the Northeast and Northwest. We equally welcome the arrival of the Nigerian Navy’s brand new Landing Ship Tank (LST), and the Nigerian Air Force’s first batch of six Super Tucson aircraft. There is so much to be optimistic about as our security agencies, under the leadership of President Buhari, intensify efforts to secure every inch of the country.”
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