Sokoto Senator Announces Decision To Leave APC, Cites Worsening Security Situation

Senator Ibrahim Lamido, who represents Sokoto East in the senate, has announced the decision to end his membership of the ruling APC, citing worsening security situation in his senatorial district.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the senator, who announced his decision to leave APC on Friday, also noted that there has been persistent attacks by bandits on communities across his senatorial district with the government failing to address the situation.

Clarifying that his decision was not motivated by personal ambition or political gain, he said there is a need for him to stand with his people as they face their current challenges.

‘My people are suffering. Entire communities have been ruined by bandits, and as their representative, I cannot remain in a system that has not shown enough commitment to ending this crisis’ he submitted while lamenting that several villages have been left devastated, with residents displaced and livelihoods destroyed.

The senator further noted that after extensive consultations with his supporters, political allies, and community leaders, a collective decision was taken to leave the APC and seek an alternative political platform that will prioritize security and development.

Safety of lives and property, he noted, should remain the primary responsibility of any government adding that leadership must be held accountable when it fails to protect the citizens.

The federal government should also according to him to double efforts to tackle banditry and restore peace to Sokoto State and other affected parts of the north adding that failure to do this will worsen humanitarian crisis in the region-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you