A Nigerian Federal Lawmaker, Hon Joshua Audu Gana has advised Nigerians to be their brothers keeper to combat insecurity in the country.
He said that there was the need to reactivate the brotherly love that existed in Nigerian communities.
Speaking with Voice of Nigeria in Abuja, the state capital, Hon Gana said that humanity must come first before religious or status.
He said that in a peaceful society, there are reporting and surveillance systems that enable everyone to know their neighbours and what they are up to at all times.
He noted that people had a way to pass information about happening in their localities.
“Everybody has a reporting system in the community. You can go to the community leader, report it, you can go to the imam in the mosque, report it. Go to your local pastor, report it. You can go to the local police station, report it. You have your local vigilante, report it. Let the information go out. But now anything happens in your neighbours house, you don’t care, “Hon Gana said.
He pointed out that a time came when everybody started suspecting themselves and dividing alone religious and ethnic lines.
Hon Gana noted that Nigeria is bedeviled by insecurity problems in all the geopolitical zones of the country.
“Before it was one section of the North East that was affected but now, it’s everywhere,” he said.
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also blamed technology for further dividing the people rather than uniting them.
The lawmaker also said that he supports local government autonomy which would help in bringing development closer to the people, explaining that it would enhance the living conditions of the people.
He promised his constituents of effective legislation as the second half of the legislative year commences.
” Whatever is approved in the budget, will get to them. My effective representation as long as there breath in my nostrils and I’m listening to them and responding,” he stated.
He however appealed to his constituents to explore all the communication channels to get to him.
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The Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State Representative also commended the planned constitution review by the House of Representatives saying it would give people the opportunity to contribute to the amendment of the country’s constitution.
He also pointed out that the opposition All Progressives Congress, needs to be given more time to perform as six months was enough to judge.
“They are doing well in my own of opinion,” he said.
Hon Gana added that the party met some challenges on ground which are still lingering.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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