Senator Victor Umeh representing Anambra Central Senatorial district has explained that the governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari has been overwhelmed by insecurity in the state, and has consequently abandoned the state.
Reacting to a motion on the frightening killings in Rivers State as sponsored by Senator Andrew Uchendu during Senate plenary on Tuesday, the Anambra lawmaker posited that some governors are the architects of their security perils.
He was emphatic that Zamfara state Governor who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum now, “administers the state from Abuja”, adding that he has failed.
Umeh said, the essence of security votes which governors are statutorily entitled was to fight insecurity in their States.
“Governors should use security votes to fight insecurity in their States. They should not leave anti-crime battle to the Police alone. ”
They should use the security votes to place ransom on perpetrators of heinous crimes in their States. By so doing, they will get useful information that will assist security agents.”
”In Zamfara, the State Governor has run away from the state and he is harbouring and administering the state from Abuja”, he emphasized.
“On daily basis, he holds meetings and attends to state matters in Abuja, while Zamfara citizens are groaning over attacks and kidnappings.”
