According to Jonathan Vasta, a former commissioner for information culture and tourism, the rise in banditry in the country’s capital is the deliberate effort of those attempting to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration ahead of the 2027 election.
In an interview with Daily Sun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain made the assertion.
Before the 2015 general election, he claims that the same tactics were used against former president Goodluck Jonathan, releasing bombs throughout Nigeria, including Abuja.
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He asserted that the goal had been accomplished as the 2015 general election came to a close, bringing peace back to Abuja and silence to the sound of explosions.
Vasta pleaded with the president not to give up and permit the same outcome that happened to Jonathan also happen him.
He lamented that the entire seat of power has been taken over by bandits and other criminal elements.
Vasta said, “This is the same strategies that those behind the current rise in banditry activities in Abuja want to adopt. They want to make the country ungovernable for the present administration.
“The current security situation especially in Abuja is meant to invoke the anger of Nigerians against this government and to make President Tinubu look incompetent to handle the affairs of the country.
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“No Nigerian that his family or relation is kidnapped or killed by these criminals will want to support or see anything good about a government that is supposed to protect lives and properties as its primary responsibility.”
He therefore implored President Tinubu to step up and take swift action before people he referred to as “power hungry politicians” make it impossible for him to rule the nation by instilling fear and uncertainty in the area surrounding Abuja.
“I am very sure President Tinubu should know by now that some politicians are out to make his government unpopular before Nigerians and they can achieve their aim if this security situation is not addressed,” he added.
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