Insecurity In Nigeria Is Alarming – Lawyer

A Port Harcourt based lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Chijioke Agi, has described the insecurity in the nation as alarming.
Mr. Agi, who made the remarks while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt, on Monday, expressed regret that leaders had put the nation on a precipice.
He said recent development in the country had blatantly shown that there was no leadership.
He opined that the killings and shootings in Abuja, the country ‘ s federal capital territory was quite benumbing and underscored the fact that the military could no longer contain insurgency in both the northeast and northwest.
He noted that in spite of the huge resources spent the military there was nothing to show for it.
Mr. Agi said the call for President Mohammadu Buhari’s impeachment by the national assembly was pretty belated given the quantum of losses the country had suffered in all sectors of the economy.
He said the present administration had undermined the progress of the nation and caused nationwide poverty.
The Port Harcourt based lawyer remarked that the nation would grind to a halt if the present administration had more time to stay in office.
He stated that the anti-corruption was a mirage and pointed out that corruption had gained more grounds in the present administration.
“A country blessed with abundant natural resources is borrowing to pay salaries of workers. How long will that be? It’s pathetic,” he stated.
He said that there was no unity among Nigerians and explained that leadership by the mediocre had put paid to the achievement of national goals.
Mr. Agi said unless the nation had a way of bringing its leaders to book and holding them accountable the expected change would never come.
He said it was disheartening to see the masses reeling in abject poverty in the midst of abundant human and resources.
The lawyer called for deliberate and concerted effort to choose a good leader in 2023.

By: Chidi Enyie,