Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), femi falana has stated that Nigeria is in trouble because successive governments have ignored solutions to recurring national problems, particularly insecurity and farmers–herders conflicts.
Nigeria’s failure to address internal security challenges has left the country vulnerable to external criticism and threats, such as those recently issued by United States President, Donald Trump.
Falana stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today programme.
He stressing that the narrative of Christian genocide in Nigeria had been allowed to spread unchecked in international circles due to the government’s failure to respond effectively.
Citing political analyst, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, Falana said, “According to Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, respected intellectual, this campaign of Christian genocide in Nigeria has been prosecuted for eight years without any challenge from the government. Guys are going to the US and are coming back, spreading this narrative about Christian genocide in Nigeria without any challenge.
“Have we looked at the solutions that have been preferred and agreed upon by members of the political class in Nigeria to address some of these problems?. When Governor, now Senator Simon Lalong, was the chair of the Northern Governors’ Forum and the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was the chair no, when he was the chair of the Southern Governors’ Forum at separate fora, these two organisations agreed that open grazing should be banned in Nigeria.
“On my way to Abuja yesterday, I saw cattle on the street of Abuja on the airport road. Nigeria is the only country in the world where this happens.”
