Barely 10 months to the 2019 general elections,
indications have emerged that the success of the polls would largely depend on
the Federal Government’s ability to tame the spate of insecurity in the
country.
With over 1,000
Nigerians reportedly killed this year across the country, especially in the
Middle Belt axis by suspected herdsmen, and the resurgence of the Boko Haram
sect that has been terrorising the North-east geo-political zone, there are
concerns that the coming elections would be an uphill task as there are
heightened fears of more bloodshed in the country that could plunge it into
total anarchy.
This, however, could be
averted if Nigerians forge a common front and confront the current challenges
starring the country in the face headlong instead of the current trading of
blames, some opinion leaders said.
Sunday Sun findings
showed that in spite of the alleged link between the killer herdsmen in the
Middle Belt region and terrorist group, Boko Haram, as well as the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the politicisation of the issue and heating up
of the polity by politicians are encouraging the situation to fester.
Looking at the
situation, former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh,
pointed out that securing the country before the 2019 elections is a challenge
every Nigerian must embrace.
“Insecurity is a threat
to life and existence for people who live in an environment. An environment
that is not secured cannot grow. Love should bind people who live in a
particular environment. Where there is no love, no communication and no
security, nothing else can happen. So, without love and understanding there can
never be peace and there has to be peace.
“If, for instance, we
do not have security, I don’t see how there can be growth, how there can be
understanding. Anything can happen. So, securing the country is the challenge
of government at all levels; it’s the challenge of all communities; it’s the
challenge of everybody. And there must be that security before the 2019
election,” he said.
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