Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that
history will be hash to the present administration if it fails to stop
mass killings of innocent Nigerians.
Speaking at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Dogara argued that
whatever achievement that is being recorded by the government will not be
remembered if the orgy violence and mass killings of innocent Nigerians
continue unabated.
“History will have a harsh verdict for us as a Government if we fail to
live up to this responsibility and it won’t matter if we succeed in other
areas. Unfortunately, the stark reality now is that our citizens are fast
losing confidence in our security system,” he said.
“The stark reality now is that our citizens are fast losing confidence in
our security system. This must not be the case. Before we ebb to the realm
of anarchy, we must rise up as true representatives of the Nigerian people
to salvage the situation and defend our hard-won democracy.”
The Speaker argued that the unresolved issue of rampant killing of
defenseless people, including innocent and vulnerable children and women,
in various parts of the country, calls for a sober reflection and more
concerted efforts by the National Assembly to exploit all our
Constitutional powers and privileges to ensure the protection of lives and
property in the entire country by the security agencies.