{"id":62882,"date":"2022-04-09T16:27:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T15:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insecurity-buhari-cant-hold-ak-47-to-secure-lives-in-every-state-yahaya-bello-tells-governors"},"modified":"2022-04-09T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T15:27:44","slug":"insecurity-buhari-cant-hold-ak-47-to-secure-lives-in-every-state-yahaya-bello-tells-governors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-buhari-cant-hold-ak-47-to-secure-lives-in-every-state-yahaya-bello-tells-governors","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Buhari can\u2019t hold AK-47 to secure lives in every state \u2013 Yahaya Bello tells governors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot hold an AK-47 rifle or be in every state of the federation to ensure the security of lives and property when there are chief executives in place in the states.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said this while challenging all governors in Nigeria to take responsibility for security in their states amid the security challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>Bello said he did not expect the President to secure Kogi as a governor and had put a lot in place to bring crime to almost zero in his state.<\/p>\n<p>He stated this on Friday in Abuja at his Second Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria\u2019s Political and Crime Editors and Correspondents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a governor that will expect the President to secure my state,\u201d Bello said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI refused to politicize insecurity. Buhari is a man who loves truth and reality. I\u2019ll let you know that the President loves this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis insecurity isn\u2019t a thing of the President though we should not pass the buck because that is why we came on board. It\u2019s a successive failure of various administrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President will not sit in the Villa and hold an AK-47 to come and secure my schools and roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of these crimes that we see today are more than what we see on the surface. I will never come out here and point out the flaws. Whatever I observe, in terms of loopholes and lapses, it\u2019s between myself and the President to let him know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never be that governor who will come out and say that the President didn\u2019t secure my schools and roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot hold an AK-47 rifle or be in every state of the federation to ensure the security of lives and property when there are chief executives in place in the states. 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