Emergency declaration not solution to insecurity ― Masari

Amid growing calls for the declaration of a state of emergency on insecurity in the country, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that it is not the solution to the problem.

He stated this after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the presidential villa, Abuja on Thursday.

Masari, who conceded that insecurity was a serious problem, maintained that even if a state of emergency was declared, it is the same security personnel and same resources that would be available to execute it, which he said, was unlikely to make any difference.

Masari stressed the need for all Nigerians to be involved in the task of finding peace and security for the country.

He said Nigeria must not be allowed to disintegrate as such would mean a major crisis for the entire African continent.

The governor also expressed worries about the position expressed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that there would be zero remittance into the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the month of May.

He advised that the issue must be critically addressed because of the dangers it poses to the finances of the state, which he said might not be able to pay salaries.

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