Tambuwal, Matawalle call for collective effort to solve Nigeria’s insecurity

Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and his Zamfara counterpart, Bello Matawalle, yesterday said the nation’s security challenges required concerted effort to resolve them.
They stated this at Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, shortly after a condolence visit on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on the demise of his father, late Pa. Arthur Okorie Okowa.
Tambuwal who is chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s Forum said there was the need for all leaders to come together and work hard to save the situation.
“Without security there cannot be any development and there cannot be peace and you need peace and security to govern and you also need peace and security for you to carry out business transactions and even worship so its key and very fundamental for development in any society.
“So my charge is that all of us as leaders must come together irrespective of whatever views we may have in terms of approach to how the insecurity should be resolved.
“We should all be seen to be working together in coming up with a synergy and a template for resolving all of these conflicts,” he said.
On the new Service Chiefs, Tambuwal said they should be given a chance to show their capacity to resolve the lingering insecurity issues in the country.
“They have just resumed and i think they should be given a chance to work.
“They know the issues and they know why all of us and many Nigerians came out to say that the other Service chiefs should give way for new hands to come in and they should listen to the people and do what is required of them by securing Nigerians,” Tambuwal stated.
Matawalle said Zamfara had been the epicentre of bandits in Northern Nigeria.
He said his administration has recorded a lot of successes using the kinetic and non kinetic approach.
“I couldn’t just fold my hands and watch my people being killed. We have been fighting that battle using two approaches, the kinetic and non kinetic and we have recorded some successes.
“We are all together, we are the same as one and we have been preaching peace because we want Nigeria to remain one. The security of the nation is not just for us as government but for all of us and we have lots of roles we can play as individuals so that we can be at peace as a nation,” Matawalle said.