Insecurity Designed To Destroy Nigeria, Says Fayemi

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor
of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has observed that the prevailing
insecurity across the country is calculated to destroy Nigeria.

Fayemi stated this in Minna on Tuesday when he led a
high-powered delegation of the forum to commiserate with the
government and people of Niger State on the series of kidnapping
the state had experienced in recent times, the last being the
abduction of 27 students of Government Science College, Kagara,
some of their teachers and family members.

Fayemi said: “The agenda is to destroy the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. Let’s not make any mistake about it, that is the ultimate
agenda.

“We will fight this agenda with every fiber in our body and
indeed we will fight it in order to save our country.”

He also said what the country is witnessing is terrorism which
every hand should be placed on the deck to defeat it.

“What we are witnessing is terrorism; there is no other name for
it. Yes, we may call it banditry, we may call it kidnapping; these
are remnants of the actors of the North-east that have found
themselves in other parts of the country whether they are known as
ISWAP, or Albanawi faction or known as Shekau people. They are
remnants of what we are still dealing with in that part of the
country,” Fayemi declared.

The NGF chairman charged Nigerians not to give up hope, saying:
“Even in these difficult times, we must put all our efforts
together, demonstrate resilience, reassure our people not to give
up hope because we can only defeat terrorism collectively not in
isolation.”

He noted that what Nigerians want is to sleep with their two
eyes closed not to trade blame or engage in a circle of
lamentations, insisting that the citizens want the governors to fix
the problem of insecurity.

Fayemi, therefore, expressed the need for everyone to come
together as a country instead of engaging in blame game either as
leaders or citizens, suggesting also that the nation’s security
institutions need to come together, adding that there should be
better coordination, better sharing of intelligence and a concerted
arrangement and synergy that will enable Nigerians defeat the
menace.

He said the governors have identified with the struggle of the
people of Niger State in the last two weeks, adding: “We feel your
pains we feel your fears and anxiety” but reminded the people that
the situation is not peculiar to the state.

In his remarks, the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani
Bello, described the visit of his colleagues as a morale booster to
the government and people of the state, saying the kidnap of the
school children was an agenda to stop people from going to school
but said the agenda will fail.

Bello pleaded with the federal government to work with the
states to find a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in
the country.

The delegation comprised Governors of Plateau State, Simon Bako
Lalong; Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambwal; Kwara State,
Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq; and Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor
of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has observed that the prevailing
insecurity across the country is calculated to destroy Nigeria.

Fayemi stated this in Minna on Tuesday when he led a
high-powered delegation of the forum to commiserate with the
government and people of Niger State on the series of kidnapping
the state had experienced in recent times, the last being the
abduction of 27 students of Government Science College, Kagara,
some of their teachers and family members.

Fayemi said: “The agenda is to destroy the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. Let’s not make any mistake about it, that is the ultimate
agenda.

“We will fight this agenda with every fiber in our body and
indeed we will fight it in order to save our country.”

He also said what the country is witnessing is terrorism which
every hand should be placed on the deck to defeat it.

“What we are witnessing is terrorism; there is no other name for
it. Yes, we may call it banditry, we may call it kidnapping; these
are remnants of the actors of the North-east that have found
themselves in other parts of the country whether they are known as
ISWAP, or Albanawi faction or known as Shekau people. They are
remnants of what we are still dealing with in that part of the
country,” Fayemi declared.

The NGF chairman charged Nigerians not to give up hope, saying:
“Even in these difficult times, we must put all our efforts
together, demonstrate resilience, reassure our people not to give
up hope because we can only defeat terrorism collectively not in
isolation.”

He noted that what Nigerians want is to sleep with their two
eyes closed not to trade blame or engage in a circle of
lamentations, insisting that the citizens want the governors to fix
the problem of insecurity.

Fayemi, therefore, expressed the need for everyone to come
together as a country instead of engaging in blame game either as
leaders or citizens, suggesting also that the nation’s security
institutions need to come together, adding that there should be
better coordination, better sharing of intelligence and a concerted
arrangement and synergy that will enable Nigerians defeat the
menace.

He said the governors have identified with the struggle of the
people of Niger State in the last two weeks, adding: “We feel your
pains we feel your fears and anxiety” but reminded the people that
the situation is not peculiar to the state.

In his remarks, the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani
Bello, described the visit of his colleagues as a morale booster to
the government and people of the state, saying the kidnap of the
school children was an agenda to stop people from going to school
but said the agenda will fail.

Bello pleaded with the federal government to work with the
states to find a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in
the country.

The delegation comprised Governors of Plateau State, Simon Bako
Lalong; Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambwal; Kwara State,
Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq; and Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule.