Ndume tasks Buhari to concentrate on endling insecurity

Senator Ali Ndume (APC/Borno) on Thursday charged President Muhammadu Bauhari to concentrate in addressing the security challenges facing the country to fast track sustainable social and economic development.

Sen. Ndume, gave the charge while speaking at a media session in Maiduguri, said it is good for federal government to focus its energies on improving the dire security situation in the country.

The senator asserted that the federal government must leave every other thing on its agenda for now and concentrate on restoring security of lives and property.

According to him, nothing for now is as important as security because if a country, family or a town is not secured, then nothing works as expected in such a society.

“It is important for government to show determination in addressing the issue of security first,” Ndume said and further advocated for more proactive measures from the Buhari administration to end insurgency and banditry in parts of the country.

“This time around, the federal government should turn around to change things; draw a time line, give necessary support and marching orders to the security agencies that Boko Haram insurgency should be over in the next two years or six months.

“Not that they are successfully repelled or substantially degraded, Boko Haram and issues of banditry should be a thing of the past and that should come from the commander-in-chief.

“At this level, I do not think the insurgency is a real threat, Boko Haram is no longer a big threat and they allow it to continue in some black spots which the security agencies know.

“The black spots of Boko Haram are now three, namely, the Lake Chad fringes, Sambisa Forest and Mandara Mountains. The security agencies should live up to expectations and get it done in these three locations even if they have to hire or get whatever it takes to get it done in these locations because security is the number one thing,” he stated.

Commenting on the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Sen. Ndume advised the commission to give priority attention to the reconstruction of infrastructure and resettlement of displaced communities while greater attention should also be accorded to the economic empowerment of displaced persons,