THE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to summon a national security summit to give stakeholders a forum to proffer solutions to the incessant bombings now ravaging the country.
The party noted that the problem should be treated as a national emergency.
The ACN in a statement issued in Lagos, on Tuesday, by its national publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while reacting to the latest spate of bombings in Abuja, Bauchi and Zaria that left many dead and injured, said such a summit should involve all those who have positive contributions to make to end the epidemic of explosions, irrespective of their political leaning.
It noted that it had become obvious that the government alone could not stop the explosions, that led to hundreds of innocent Nigerians dead or maimed.
‘’After every bomb attack, the government will vow to get the culprits and punish them. Then more explosions will occur and the government will repeat its vow. This is not reassuring to the people of Nigeria as well as foreigners who may want to do business in the country.
‘’Therefore, it is now clear that, in spite of its best efforts, the government alone cannot stop the bombers. It is time for all patriots to all put heads together to identify the culprits and their grievances, and seek the way forward,’’ it said.
The party observed that the way the explosions went off on the outskirts of Abuja, as well as in Zaria and Bauchi, shortly after the inauguration of President Jonathan, showed that the only reason the inauguration itself was spared was because of the lock-down of Abuja and the shutdown of telecommunications services as part of stringent security measures put in place during the ceremony.
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