The former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has lamented the insecurity in the nation, saying Nigeria is bleeding and nobody is safe anywhere again.
In what he described as “Nigeria is bleeding”, the ex-governor who was at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, at the weekend decried the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria.
He revealed that the former Presiden, Olusegun Obasanjo has a reinforced faith in Nigeria despite the ugly trend.
In a statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the former President, Kehinde Akinyemi on Sunday, said both ex-leaders were committed to making sure that Nigeria come out of.secueity woes.
The Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who expressed optimism after meeting with Obasanjo, said the immediate and biggest challenge confronting the nation now is insecurity, describing the kidnapped of three workers of the former President Obasanjo as unfortunate and embarrassing.
The former governor disclosed that he had come to visit “his father and leader and my everything” after a very long time and I met him in a very high spirit and good health.
“But, he told me that he’s now ageing and I responded that he’s not because we still need him in this country.
“And he said, Sule, I will do anything for Nigeria. That is very inspiring. That is why I like him and this reinforces my faith in my country, Nigeria.
“We discussed a number of issues, particularly on Nigeria, that he so loved. Honestly, no matter how down we go, we’ll rise again. But, obviously, it is bleeding now. It is bleeding,” Lamido lamented.
