A former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, Thursday, urged the All Progressive Congress (APC)- led federal government to deploy same strategy used in winning elections in 2023 to end insecurity and poverty in the country.
Hashim highlighted Nigeria’s historic reputation as a regional peacekeeper, having played pivotal roles in halting civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and helping out with peace efforts in Congo and Sudan, lamenting that the country is now appearing helpless within its own borders.
Reacting to the recent massacre of over 200 civilians in Yelewata, Guma local government area of Benue state, Hashim called on all patriotic Nigerians across ethnic, religious, generational, and political divides to rise to the occasion and see an end to insurgency.
“This is a defining moment for our country. We must act now or risk losing the republic to a violent, extremist alternative,” he said.
He described the recent incident in Benue as yet another pointer to the growing sophistication of what he termed an “adaptive insurgency” operating in the northern part of the country.