Show us you care, Ndume challenges Tinubu on renewed killings in North East
Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to play down on the politics of 2027 and focus more on governance and securing the lives and property of Nigerians.
In a statement over the multiple bomb blasts in Maiduguri on Monday evening, Ndume reminded the president that the primary responsibility of any government is the security of its citizens.
Ndume said, “We seem to have abandoned the people for politics. The people that will vote are dying. President Tinubu should concentrate on governance. He should address safety of Nigerians and their welfare first.
“If there is no improvement in their welfare and security, the government becomes their enemy. He should walk his talks on this emergency on security. The people should see that he is addressing their welfare.
“We are in a state of emergency and he should be seen to be addressing the scary security situation, convincingly. A lot of people are still missing from the Ngoshe massacre,” Ndume said.
The lawmaker called on security agencies to ramp up their efforts, particularly on investigation and intelligence gathering to nip in the bud, terrorist attacks before they happened.
“The perpetrators of the Maiduguri bombings must be arrested in relation to the explosions. I learnt that one of the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was detonated from a tricycle. That must have been registered with the relevant authorities and investigation will expose the owner and that may help in identifying those behind the explosions,” he said.
The former Senate leader, who sympathised with the Borno State government, the residents and families of the victims, faulted what he called the issuance of a mere press statement on the incident by President Tinubu.
“It is not enough to put up strongly worded press statement. What has happened in Borno and other states in terms of the number of deaths and injuries recorded call for national mourning.
“If President Tinubu can’t visit Borno, he should send Vice President Kashim Shettima to really assure Nigerians that he cares about their plights,” Ndume said.
A total of 23 people were killed and 108 injured in Monday’s multiple bomb blasts in Maiduguri.
