L-R: Former Kano Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso and NDC Lagos Central Senatorial Aspirant, Ladipo Johnson at a recent Kwankwasiyya event in Abuja.
A Lagos Central Senatorial aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Ladipo Johnson, has condemned the recent attacks in Kwara and Oyo states, describing them as evidence of worsening insecurity and leadership failure in the country.
Johnson, in a statement issued on Monday, decried the coordinated assault on the Yashikira Emir’s Palace and the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The former spokesman of the New Nigeria People’s Party said the attacks, alongside the abduction of over 30 pupils in Oyo State and other incidents in Kwara, reflected what he called a “systemic collapse” of national security.
According to him, the growing insecurity has also triggered economic hardship, “with food prices at Oyingbo Market in Lagos reportedly rising by about 150 per cent, while logistics costs increased by between 30 and 40 per cent due to supply chain disruptions.”
