As part of his nationwide consultations, leading presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday took his message of “unity and restoration” to the North East states.
Tambuwal told the combined delegates of the terrorism ravaged Borno and Yobe States that a lasting solution to the insurgency menace would be a top priority of his government should he be elected the president of Nigeria.
The Sokoto State governor, who said he was very pleased with the manner delegates of the two states came together to meet with him in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, said: “I am concerned about the security situation in the entire North East.
“I’m concerned with the sufferings of the good people of this region as a result of insurgency and the untold hardship this has brought on the region.
“I want to assure you that, if given the opportunity to lead this nation as president, my government will do everything necessary to address the security challenges of this zone in a responsible and effective manner.
“As Speaker House of Representatives, we extended every support to this region in an attempt to assuage the pains and injuries inflicted by acts of insurgency to the people of this zone.
“So many people have been killed by these unfortunate violent activities of insurgents.
“And I can assure you that we shall rejig the security architecture of this nation in order to ensure effectiveness in the fight against terrorism and unfortunate bloodletting in the northeast and the nation as a whole.
“Nigeria’s security architecture and the strategies currently adopted and deployed for national security, need a comprehensive overhaul.
“It is not working.
“The needless waste of life everywhere is unacceptable.
“The number and frequency of deaths is undermining our humanity.
“This must not be allowed to continue.
“Without peace, there won’t be any meaningful development.”
Tambuwal his administration would recruit more men into the armed forces, especially the youth of the region, to assist in tackling the problem in the region.
Apart from addressing security challenges in the zone and the nation in general, the presidential aspirant also promised that his government would give the needed attention to education, both western and Islamic, healthcare and agriculture.
He also promised to resuscitate the Lake Chad Basin project in order to boost agriculture and create jobs in the area.