Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has attributed the security conflicts happening in the country to the weakness of the lower tiers of government.
While speaking at a graduation ceremony at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja, on Thursday, December 2, 2021, he lamented that the local government system in the country was dead.
“Most of these security conflicts are happening because of the weakness of the lower tiers of government. The local government system that is supposed to interphase with communities directly and prevents this is dead in this country.’’
He, however, implored the state government to step up to revive the local government system.
“I think the states must have strong departments that will coordinate the affairs of local governments. And these departments must have regular meetings with traditional rulers and community development committees,” he enjoined.
According to the former president, these steps would help deal with issues bedevilling their immediate environments.
