Orji Uzor Kalu Recommends Gov Wike’s Model

<p><&excl;--more--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Orji Uzor Kalu<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that as Nigeria federal government searches for solutions to the lingering insecurity across the land&comma; former governor of Abia State&comma; now Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly&comma; Orji Uzor Kalu has offered fresh perspective on how insecurity can be tackled in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kalu who is nursing presidential interest in the 2023 general elections says state governors are in better position to handle insecurity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He explained that rather than point accusing fingers on the federal government&comma; state governors who are key managers of grassroots with statutory powers to over see all unoccupied territories&comma; are in position to put the activities of bandits in check&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He pointed out the administrative acumen of governor Nyesom Wike who has ensured that bandits remain unwelcome in Rivers State territory&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He therefore&comma; strongly recommends Wike&&num;8217&semi; s model to other governor&&num;8217&semi;s to achieve a peaceful Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Senator Kalu who made these observations wrote on his Facebook wall&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>My interview yesterday on Arise TV&comma; I told Nigerians that fighting banditry and illegal activities is more of the responsibility of State Governors than the President&period; A serious state Governor cannot wait for the president to secure his own state &period; Yesterday&comma; Rivers State Governor&comma; Nyesom Wike took the bull by the horn by visiting illegal refinery sites &period; These illegal crude oil refining sights has caused deaths and diseases to the people through pollution&period; By visiting the sites&comma; taking decisive actions and not waiting for President Buhari to enter the creeks &comma; he has given leadership &period; He has shown how a Governor should act while the President does general oversight&period; To put an end to the insecurity in the nation&comma; the Governors must be in the forefront of the fight against insecurity&period;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;