President of the Nigeria Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on Monday, said the current security challenge confronting the country requires all citizens to work together. He made the call while speaking at an interactive session with Senate Press Corps in Abuja. The chief lawmaker said it was not the time for ‘buck-passing’ as the government was assiduously working to take care of security challenges.
Lawan lamented that Nigeria’s security architecture was not working perfectly and efficiently, noting that, “the development was the reason for calls for a change of security heads which has fallen on deaf ears.
“The most important thing here is to look into the issue of security that is bedevilling this country. Apparently and obviously, hands must be on deck to ensure that we bring back that security and tranquillity that we had before.
“Obviously, the story is not good in many areas. We have so much happening that is destabilising even our communities, killing of people and we believe that we owe Nigerians the responsibility to work together with the executive arm of Government. Actually, to work together with the other arms of Government, the States and even the Local Governments to change the way security is handled.
“Clearly, the system has not been working effectively and efficiently, and we have to do something and this time around, there should not be buck-passing”, he insisted.
He stressed that government would be sincere in tackling insecurity, adding that, “we have to say it as it is and we have to do it as it is required.”
