2023: The presidential candidate sounds the alarm on the influx of weapons
Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate Hamza Al-Mustapha says there is an influx of weapons into the country ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Mr. Al-Mustapha, a retired major and former head of security for late head of state Sani Abacha, said weapons and drugs were entering the country through the border, raising concerns among security agencies.
He said so on Tuesday in Abuja at Platinum Post's annual Insecurity Roundtable.
He spoke on the topic: "Contemporary security challenges and their effects on the 2023 general elections."
He said, "As of today, all agencies in Nigeria, and I'm sure the representative of the Inspector General of Police, if he is aware of what I am going to talk about : new discoveries of drug movements, weapons, are entering Nigeria through many borders and in large quantities. I'm talking about now as I speak. But I'm sure the society is unaware.
"The question is, who are these new weapons coming to?" Why the increase? Who are the sellers? Who sent it? Are they politicians? What is the plan? Can the election stand? Has friction started between political parties and candidates and their supporters?
"The question is who sends the weapons? Strengthen the insurgency or strengthen its political side? said Mr. Al-Mustapha.
Hamza Al-Mustapha, Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate for the 2023 general election.In his speech, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State said that he biggest threat to the 2023 general elections is insecurity.
Mr. Ganduje, who was represented by Kano State Service Chief and Acting Chief of Staff, Usman Bala, said security officers are faced with "ensuring the safety and security of voters, the election personnel, materials, candidates, party agents, observers, media and carriers.”
He noted that “accountability has become more difficult in the context of the current asymmetric security situation in the country. With the upcoming general elections just months away, there is no better time to take proactive measures only now to ensure that the nation is secure enough for elections to be held in every nook and cranny of the country.”
Also speaking, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom claimed that permanent voter cards are already in the wrong hands in the country.
Mr. Ortom, who was represented by his special adviser for the Millennium Development Goals, Magdalena Dura, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make provision for the more than two million internally displaced people in his state. .
Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate Hamza Al-Mustapha says there is an influx of weapons into the country ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Mr. Al-Mustapha, a retired major and former head of security for late head of state Sani Abacha, said weapons and drugs were entering the country through the border, raising concerns among security agencies.
He said so on Tuesday in Abuja at Platinum Post's annual Insecurity Roundtable.
He spoke on the topic: "Contemporary security challenges and their effects on the 2023 general elections."
He said, "As of today, all agencies in Nigeria, and I'm sure the representative of the Inspector General of Police, if he is aware of what I am going to talk about : new discoveries of drug movements, weapons, are entering Nigeria through many borders and in large quantities. I'm talking about now as I speak. But I'm sure the society is unaware.
"The question is, who are these new weapons coming to?" Why the increase? Who are the sellers? Who sent it? Are they politicians? What is the plan? Can the election stand? Has friction started between political parties and candidates and their supporters?
"The question is who sends the weapons? Strengthen the insurgency or strengthen its political side? said Mr. Al-Mustapha.
Hamza Al-Mustapha, Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate for the 2023 general election.In his speech, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State said that he biggest threat to the 2023 general elections is insecurity.
Mr. Ganduje, who was represented by Kano State Service Chief and Acting Chief of Staff, Usman Bala, said security officers are faced with "ensuring the safety and security of voters, the election personnel, materials, candidates, party agents, observers, media and carriers.”
He noted that “accountability has become more difficult in the context of the current asymmetric security situation in the country. With the upcoming general elections just months away, there is no better time to take proactive measures only now to ensure that the nation is secure enough for elections to be held in every nook and cranny of the country.”
Also speaking, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom claimed that permanent voter cards are already in the wrong hands in the country.
Mr. Ortom, who was represented by his special adviser for the Millennium Development Goals, Magdalena Dura, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make provision for the more than two million internally displaced people in his state. .
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