The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians irrespective of their political parties, to work together in fighting against the security challenges affecting the country.
The former Governor of Anambra State identified the issues affecting the country as insecurity, poverty, and unemployment.
According to Obi, Nigeria is fast becoming a failed state, adding that Nigerians should not allow “downward spiral should not be allowed to continue.”
Obi took to his Twitter account and wrote, “All Nigerians, irrespective of party and other affiliations, should immediately join hands to tackle the spectre of insecurity, poverty, and unemployment that are now ruling and ruining our dear country. We are fast becoming a failed state.
“We cannot allow the downward spiral to continue. The government should also urgently seek foreign help.”
Meanwhile, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday noted that the security challenges in the country won’t consume Nigeria.
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