Nasarawa State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule to enhance safety for the citizens and residents of the state.
The appeal came on the heels of the increasing scourge of kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of criminalities in the state.
Address the Shortfalls
They have also urged the APC government in the state to tackle striking poverty, hunger, inadequate infrastructures, and human development, reduce politicking, and address the shortfall in necessities in the state.
Speaking to Journalists in the Karu Local government Area of the state, a group under the aegis of Concerned members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that bad governance and the inability of the government in power to address the challenges confronting the state was largely responsible for the rise in insecurity and criminal activities in Nasarawa state.
According to the Leader of the group, Shuaibu Danladi, “Nasarawa state has been exposed to insecurity, home for criminals due to inability of the government to adequately tackle the security challenges bedeviling the state”
“Citizens and residents now live in fear in Nasarawa state because, the government has failed in its responsibility to provide an enabling environment for the people to live peacefully, and businesses to thrive. Why can’t we have an increase in criminal activities when our state has become a breeding ground for Children without parents”.
More energy
The group however called on the APC government to turn away from politicking and provide good governance for the citizens, also appealed to the governor to channel more energy into the development of the state, and increase the fight against insecurity in the state.
“We cannot continue to live in fear in our state when the government in power’s responsibility is to protect, provide and defend the citizenry and has failed to fight Kidnapping which has become the order of the day with residents being kidnapped, killed, rubbed on daily basis,” the group lamented.
According to the PDP Concerned citizens, security agencies have no doubt been doing their best in fighting crimes in Nasarawa state, but we are worried that enough enabling environments were not created for the agencies to succeed in their responsibility of securing the state.
“Students, Senior citizens of the state have now become a target for ransom. The government owed it a duty to ensure the safety of the lives of the residents.” he stated.
He urged governor Sule to wake up to the challenges of addressing the inadequacies in the areas of insecurity, infrastructure, and poverty reduction in the state.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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