Wike reveals how Buhari’s Govt worsened insecurity in Nigeria

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has claimed that security in the
country degenerated seriously because the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government chose to play politics with the security
challenge.

Wike said this at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday,
when the Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Nigeria (ICAN) paid him a courtesy visit.

According to the Governor, when Rivers state was battling with issues
such as kidnappings, the FG plotted to declare a state of emergency in
the state, instead of addressing the security challenges.

"The Federal Government politicised the issue of security in Rivers
State at a time when her intervention was required.

"That is why the whole country has been engulfed by insecurity.

"Every day you hear (about) people being killed like chickens. In
Taraba, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Zamfara, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Yobe
and Borno States," Wike said.

Governor Wike also spoke about the armed robbery incident in Offa,
Kwara State where up to 30 persons were reportedly killed.

He added: "After 50 persons were murdered in cold blood, the very next
day, the authorities claimed that 7 persons have been arrested. If the
security agencies have the capacity to arrest almost immediately, why
not stop the killings?"

The governor said the country had failed to uphold the rule of law,
conduct credible elections and institute good governance.

To help reverse the trend, he called on professionals to show interest
in political developments in the country, to ensure that the APC-led
Federal Government returns to the right track.

He said every profession had a role to play in the development of the
country, especially speaking out against the destruction of the tenets
of the rule of law.

"If there is no rule of law, it negatively affects the professions.
Professionals can no longer stand aloof while the country
degenerates," Governor Wike said.