The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday said he would not yet disclose on television his solutions to the nation’s security challenges.
He, however, assured Nigerians that when he stepped in the saddle as president in 2023, he would confront the nation’s security crisis head-on.
In an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” monitored on Monday, the former Anambra State governor said his solution to the problem would be “decisive and immediate”.
While stressing that the nation’s security situation had been very worrisome, Mr Obi said he felt the Federal Government should do more.
Obi’s comments came a few hours after the terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, released three victims out of the 62 hostages that they abducted.
A disturbing video on Sunday had shown some of the victims being flogged, even as the terrorists threatened to sell some into slavery and kill others.
Reacting to the development and others across the country, the Labour Party’s Presidential Flagbearer, said there were so many things that he would put in place to stem the tide of insecurity, most of which he could not mention on air at that moment.
Mr Obi was of the opinion that there needed 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.
He said other measures that needed to be put in place, included proper manpower and standard equipment which would increase productivity.
He also stated that with him at the helms of affairs, every state will be responsible for its own security.
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