A Yoruba chieftain, Gani Adams, has warned that high spate of insecurity and dwindling economy are setting Nigeria up for a dangerous tailspin. Adams, who is the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland spoke at the 2022 Osun-Osogbo festival, said the spiraling inflation, rising energy costs, scarcity of foreign exchange and dwindling value of the naira are bleeding the nation‘s economy. He charged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to be pro-active in resolving the security and economic challenges facing the nation with pragmatic reforms. The Yoruba chieftain noted that the frightening spate of…
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Rising Insecurity: “Nigeria is a failed State” – PDP Reps. member
A member of the House of Representatives, Lynda Ikpeazu, says Nigeria is a failed State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Onitsha-North/South federal constituency of Anambra State, spoke on the floor of the lower legislative chamber during a plenary session, yesterday. The lawmaker was contributing to a motion on the recent attacks in four villages in Plateau state. The motion was sponsored by Yusuf Gagdi, a legislator representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau State. While making her contribution, Ikpeazu said a country that cannot protect its citizens is a…
Read MoreAPC group blames PDP for Nigeria’s worsened insecurity
Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, APC-LAC, a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), has blamed the current wave of heightened insecurity in Nigeria on years of mismanagement and embezzlement of funds meant for procurement of security equipment by the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The group also hailed the Muhammadu Buhari-led government on its stride against criminal elements in the North, noting that the tide is definitely turning against Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North East. The group said this in a press…
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