Atiku takes campaign to US, decries level of insecurity in Nigeria
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced plans to engage policy and institutional stakeholders in the United States, warning that Nigeria is grappling with worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and weakening democratic institutions.
In a press statement issued on Sunday, Atiku said his upcoming U.S. engagements would focus on what he described as Nigeria’s deepening crisis.
“Nigeria is facing a full-blown internal crisis, one that can no longer be downplayed, politicized, or explained away,” he said.
He raised concern over the security situation across the country, citing persistent violence in multiple regions.
“From the ravaging violence in the North-West and North-East, to the persistent bloodshed in the Middle Belt, and the growing spread of kidnapping and criminality across the country, the Nigerian state is steadily losing its grip on its most fundamental responsibility: the protection of lives and property,” Atiku stated.
He argued that the insecurity has become systemic, warning that “any government that cannot guarantee basic security forfeits the moral basis of its mandate.”
On the economy, Atiku pointed to worsening living conditions, including inflation and currency instability.
“Nigerians are not just tired, they are being stretched to the limits of endurance,” he said, adding that rising inflation and policy inconsistency have eroded confidence in the economy.
