Insecurity sponsored to frustrate 2027 polls – APC senator raises alarm

The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sunday Karimi has said that the ongoing terrorism and banditry attacks across the country are aimed at frustrating the forthcoming 2027 general election.

Karimi, in a statement issued on Sunday, said that despite the onslaught and operations by security agencies, the unabating trend of the attacks is not unrelated to the 2027 general elections.

According to the lawmaker, there is a nexus between the forthcoming general polls and the growing insecurity in the country.

He alleged that certain interests and tendencies are resolved to continue making the country ungovernable, with the ultimate aim of disrupting the forthcoming general elections.

His words: “The correlation is all too glaring. Against all odds, President Bola Tinubu has continued to record landmark successes across sectors. The economy is on the rebound; prices of products are lowering; the government is paying university dons 40 per cent more than they previously earned; foreign reserves in less than three years are nestling close to $50Billion; the naira has dropped below N1400 to the dollar.

“Despite these heartwarming developments, certain perverts remain averse to the gradual resurgence of the socioeconomy,” Karimi said.

Karimi who is also the Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services, noted that the Tinubu administration has welcomed foreign collaboration in addressing the nation’s security challenges, alluding to the Christmas Day intelligence-led bombing of parts of Sokoto State by the United States military.

He added that the deployment of US troops on Nigerian soil among others is aimed at bolstering the training and intelligence-gathering capabilities of the nation’s military.

“It is reassuring that the Minister for Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa has hinted about possible recourse to our abundant pool of retired military personnel to secure ungoverned spaces across the country.

These initiatives will complement the existing deployment of forest guards in parts of the country, another initiative of the Tinubu administration. Mr President has also approved the recruitment of 50,000 police constables to improve the personnel strength of the Nigeria Police Force, all in response to the nation’s security realities,” Karimi noted.

Further assuring that the National Assembly will continue to support the President in his commitment to deliver good governance, Karimi said tangible dividends of democracy and the quality and credibility of the election in 2027, which Nigerians will be proud of.