Bode George Decries Escalating Insecurity, Urges Technological Solutions and State Police

In a candid assessment of the nation’s security situation, Chief Bode George, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expressed deep concern, stating that the state of Nigeria’s security has spiraled out of control. George emphasized that the current circumstances transcend political gamesmanship and called on President Tinubu to address the pressing issues at hand.
“The state of our nation has been completely in a shambolic situation, it is perpetual despair and despondency. There is hunger in the land and there is anger in the land; the insecurity has gone beyond control,” Chief George remarked.
Acknowledging the challenges faced by President Tinubu, George stressed the need for urgent action in areas such as national defence, internal security, and job creation. He urged the utilization of modern technology, citing the importance of surveillance and the deployment of cameras, as well as the establishment of state police to decentralize powers currently concentrated on the Inspector General of Police.
“We need every state to have its police on the ground, whatever it is going to cost us because police work is a communal work, it means you will employ people from that community to do the police work,” he asserted.
While advocating for a pragmatic approach to tackling insecurity, Chief George acknowledged that President Tinubu might not achieve these goals within a year but emphasized the importance of initiating concrete steps to demonstrate a commitment to addressing the nation’s security challenges.
The elder statesman concluded, “The President does not have to do these things within one year, but he must start from somewhere so that the people will see that he is doing something about the insecurity bedeviling the nation.”