Femi Mustapha
The opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna state has called the Government of Kaduna State led by Mallam Nasiru El-rufai to take charge of the state Security and Governance immediately by leading from the front.
PDP which is speaking against the backdrop of the incessants attacks by terrorists in the state, expressed that the practice where government reduces itself to merely issuing updates with names of fatalities, each time there’s an attack, without doing more, has got to stop.
The Party in a statement signed by the State chairman, Hon. Felix Hassan Hyat, and made available to the journalists, noted that the current security malaise in the state is certainly not what the people of Kaduna State bargained for.
They therefore demand an urgent security summit comprising relevant stakeholders in the state to find solutions to this lingering existential problem, before it is too late.
According to the Statement,”The PDP received with shock, the news of an attack on a passenger train along the Abuja-Kaduna railway last night. This is coming barely 24 hours after a similar attack on the Kaduna International Airport by terrorists in which a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) lost his life.
“The speed at which bandits and terrorists are taking over communities, highways, and most recently the airport and railway is unprecedented in the history of Kaduna State. Hapless citizens have continued to be killed, maimed or displaced with no signs that the bandits would be slowing down or the APC-led government in the state would bring the insecurity challenge to an end.
“The current security malaise in the state is certainly not what the people of Kaduna State bargained for. No one could ever have imagined, seven years ago, that a time would come when bandits and terrorists would take over our communities, our highways or even railways in such a brazen and daring fashion. There’s simply a total failure of governance, especially as it affects the security of lives and property. This is unacceptable.
“We therefore call on the governor of Kaduna State to take charge of our security and governance in the state immediately by leading from the front. The practice where government reduces itself to merely issuing updates with names of fatalities, each time there’s an attack, without doing more, has got to stop.
“In this regard, we demand an urgent security summit comprising relevant stakeholders in the state to find solutions to this lingering existential problem, before it is too late.
“Finally, we appeal to citizens to remain calm, and pray for the repose of every soul needlessly killed, as well as speedy recovery for those receiving treatment.
“The PDP shall continue to hold this government to account and remind it of its constitutional responsibility of safeguarding lives. We will not rest on our oars until peace returns to every part of our dear state”, the statement reads.
