Presidential aide Daniel Bwala has blamed Nigeria’s state governors for the persistent wave of k+dnappings across the country, insisting they should be held accountable for every abd¥ction that occurs within their states.
Speaking during an interview on Morayo Show, Bwala argued that insecurity at the grassroots reflects failures in governance and the poor management of funds meant for local development and security.
“Every k+dnapping and abd¥ction that takes place in any state of the Nigeria, hold that governor responsible. And I will say, and I want it to be the catching word. Every local government, all the k+dnappings have taken place in local government,” he said.
Bwala also questioned how funds allocated under the Safe School Initiative had been spent, alleging that the programme was designed to strengthen security around schools.
“There was this thing called Safe School Initiative that was started since in which moneys were given to states to create perimeter fencing, early science warning, and all of those checks to the schools. Ask your governor where that money went to,” he stated.
Bwala further argued that local governments would be better positioned to tackle insecurity if they had direct access to their allocations.
He cited his engagement with officials in Oyo State, claiming that some local governments receive hundreds of millions of naira monthly.
“I was in Oyo and I engaged with the Oyo State government. In fact, in the local government in Oyo, three local government. I say this local government every month, 600 million is coming here. And that’s how it goes across Nigeria.
For God of heaven and earth, if these people had allowed the money to go to the chairman, and that money is used in that locality, women will not struggle to be dying while giving birth.
The pupils at the primary school will have good education. Local vigilante will be equipped and empowered to resist. Local policing will be strong there, and the welfare of the old people in the local government would have been taken care of,”Bwala said.
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