Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have accused President Goodluck Jonathan of abandoning security of the country for his second term ambition.
The APC governors, in a statement issued under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum in Abuja on Tuesday, said this while commiserating with the people and the government of Borno State over the recent attacks on Maiduguri airport, Air Force Base and other areas of the state by Boko Haram insurgents and the attendant loss of lives and property.
The opposition governors, in a statement by the Director-General of the PGF, Mallam Salihu Lukman, said the security situation in several parts of the country had continued to deteriorate despite the extension of the state of emergency in some states and the huge sums of money supposedly spent on security.
The statement said, “As it were, notwithstanding the fact that nearly one-third of this year’s federal government budget was devoted to defence and security, few Nigerians actually feel safe.
“The most recent attack was particularly telling as it shows that President Goodluck Jonathan has no security agenda and is only focused on retaining power beyond 2015.
“The result of this criminal negligence is the unabated slaughter of lives. Clearly the security structures set up in the region have been overwhelmed.”
PGF called on the President to reassess his security strategy and focus more on the critical issues of the day.”
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