Some Politicians Using Insecurity To Advance Their Interest – Zamfara Gov.

Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle, says some politicians are using the insecurity in the country to feather their nests.

Matawalle said this when he visited the Special Army Super Camp 4 in Faskari town in Katsina state.

There has been pervasive insecurity in the country and all efforts to find lasting solution to the challenge under control have not yielded meaning results.

The governor said those fanning the embers of insecurity are enemies of the people and not interested in the progress of the country.

“We, the politicians, are to be blamed for the intractable security challenges bedeviling our communities. It is evident that some politicians exploit insecurity for political gains. These unscrupulous politicians would hardly commend the military for their successes at the battlefronts,” he said.

“However, they would be eager to rush to the media to report attacks by bandits or other miscreants.

“For this crop of politicians, politics is not about genuine commitment to the wellbeing of the people; it is all about power and nothing more.

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“I, therefore, urge the security agencies to deal decisively with anyone found politicising security no matter how highly placed he is. It is by so doing that we can significantly address the current security challenge confronting not just the north-west, but the entire federation.”

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state; Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff; Ali Ndume, a senator from Borno state, are among those who were at the event where Matawalle spoke.

They visited the camp to access the army’s preparedness to end banditry and other crime in north-west.