The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has expressed regret that an Islamic Sheikh knows where and how to meet with bandits who have reduced the nation to a petty state, but a whole government with almost everything readily at its disposal, have no idea how to resolve the security crisis plaguing the country.
Secondus who made the statement at a world press conference by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its National Secretariat in Abuja, also said it is shameful that the only time a bandit is being killed, it is "by rival gangs and not our security agencies."
He however added that if Sheikh Gumi knows where to find bandits in the same country, then there's no reason whatsoever, for a well trained security agency in the country not to be able to do the same.
He said, “It is a shameful irony that a few bandit leaders that have been taken out were killed by rival gangs and not our security agencies.
“If Sheik Gumi could detect and engage the bandits, we do not understand why our security agencies cannot track, arrest, and prosecute them.
“The administration of President Buhari should completely shed weight on arrogance, lack of respect for Nigerians and its pretences of being an island of integrity.
“He should begin to engage the citizens directly. He should address the nation on the various issues escalating tension in the land and pushing the nation farther to the tips of precipice.
“It is serious political malpractice, for Mr. President to stand aloof, say nothing, do nothing and simply wish that the problems will somehow go away.
“It is a great disservice to the Nigerian people for Mr. President to abandon his presidential duties to two media handlers who resort to issuing meaningless and annoying press statements in the name of an amorphous and questionable organisation called ‘the Presidency.’
“Enough of trivialising governance and trifling with the lives, livelihoods and wellbeing of the Nigerian people.
“Furthermore, Mr President needs to convince Nigerians that his government is not shielding or protecting terrorists.”
On the current economic crisis facing the country, the PDP urged the federal government to stop borrowing as it noted that future generations are being mortgaged and railroaded into the avoidable debt trap.
The party also called for the probing of the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) while it should be over sighted by the National Assembly.
Secondus added, “APC should do away with their nepotism and hire experts that will help creatively navigate the nation through the dire economic challenges they have led the nation into.
“We also believe that the management of the economy, including the management of Ways and Means should be done in a more professional manner to avert a collapse of the economy.
“The country is bleeding economically and the operations of the NNPC must be investigated and oversight by the parliament.
“The topsy-turvy situation where Mr. President, who is the Minister of Petroleum, approves oil wells only to reverse himself in a matter of weeks as demonstrated in the case of Addax and Kaztech/Slavic consortium (OMLs 123, 124, 126 and 137) and others like that should be investigated.”