Ndume Reacts as Tinubu Declares Security Emergency Over Killings and Attacks
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Government should walk its talks and carry action on emergency by engaging in coordinated and sustainable attacks on targets, especially in the North-East. They should carry out consistent clearance operations in Lake Chad, Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Mountains because the recent attacks were well coordinated by the insurgents,” Ndume said.
Since the President has declared a state of emergency, he should have a situation room in his office in the Villa and use it to brief Nigerians directly from time to time. Nigerians want to hear from him,”
The Nigerian Army budget is insignificant compared to the overall national budget, less than 10 per cent, and it should be frontloaded,” he stated, noting that sophisticated weapons are increasingly in the hands of terrorist groups.
