Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to keep his promise to ensure bandit attacks against citizens do not recur.
Naija News reports that Atiku’s remark follows the fresh attacks in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa and Kaduna States.
In a post via his verified 𝕏 handle on Monday, Atiku urged Tinubu to brace up to the challenges of governance instead of issuing hollow rhetoric.
Atiku maintained that the primary responsibility of government is the protection of lives and property and the promotion of the welfare of citizens.
The post read, “I wish to remind President Bola Tinubu to keep to his words that “this (Angwan Rukuba attack) will not repeat itself.” It does appear that those words are hollow because barely 72 hours, another attack in Benue State claimed over a dozen lives. The Commander-in-Chief should brace up to the challenges of governance.
“I am also concerned, like all well-meaning Nigerians about what is going on in a Nasarawa community where families had fled on foot amid threats of attack.
“And as if those are not enough, there was a fresh attack in Kaduna State at the weekend.
“The primary responsibility of government is the protection of lives and property and the promotion of the welfare of citizens.
“Enough of these hollow rhetoric, Mr. President. It is time to fold your sleeves and get to work.
“Meanwhile, my thoughts and prayers are with the families who may have lost a dear one in these attacks.”