Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has come out to blast former political office holders in the state for saying nothing amid the insecurity in Imo.

He recently revealed this while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, for remaining silent in the midst of the security challenges, these past political office holders definitely have questions to answer.

He added that he alone cannot guarantee security in the state, so he needs everyone’s cooperation and input.

His words, “In Imo state as I speak to you only me cannot restore security, only me cannot guarantee security. I have to work with traditional rulers have to work with opinion leaders, I have to work with the youth leaders to be able to deploy community kind of security programme, to be able to resist what is going on today.”

“But you have heard how people will come from outside the state in the name of unknown gun men. I don’t know when we will begin to know this people and they will commit atrocities, and they will now flee.”

“So, these are the things. I want to use this opportunity to invite all leaders, religious leaders, political leaders, community leaders, traditionally institution to join hands, because the only country we have is this Nigeria, we don’t have another country. And if we’re not united we will achieve nothing.”

“We must contribute our quota, however it is to ensure that Nigeria remains a strong, united, a place that we will go about our businesses, equity and justice is guaranteed. And then we have a country.”

“It is not only in Imo State, I didn’t limit to Imo State. I am saying and I want to say it again, that cases of insecurity here and there in the country, has not been helped by the posture of opposition party and some aggrieved politicians.”

“Reason being that at a time like this in Nigeria, anybody worth his onions as a leader should be able to speak out. How many of them are speaking out? How many of them are condemning what is going on?”

“Rather what you see are leaders fanning the embers of insecurity, blaming only government. We must be tired of this blame thing by now and then contribute our own quota towards ensuring that national security is not threatened.”

“So it is not something for politics. It’s something that if you are a former senate president, and you are a former speaker, or a former deputy senate president, or a former deputy speaker, and things like these are happening in the country, and you are not able to speak out, and we’re not seeing“So, these are the things. I want to use this opportunity to invite all leaders, religious leaders, political leaders, community leaders, traditionally institution to join hands, because the only country we have is this Nigeria, we don’t have another country. And if we’re not united we will achieve nothing.”

“We must contribute our quota, however it is to ensure that Nigeria remains a strong, united, a place that we will go about our businesses, equity and justice is guaranteed. And then we have a country.”

“It is not only in Imo State, I didn’t limit to Imo State. I am saying and I want to say it again, that cases of insecurity here and there in the country, has not been helped by the posture of opposition party and some aggrieved politicians.”

“Reason being that at a time like this in Nigeria, anybody worth his onions as a leader should be able to speak out. How many of them are speaking out? How many of them are condemning what is going on?”

“Rather what you see are leaders fanning the embers of insecurity, blaming only government. We must be tired of this blame thing by now and then contribute our own quota towards ensuring that national security is not threatened.”

“So it is not something for politics. It’s something that if you are a former senate president, and you are a former speaker, or a former deputy senate president, or a former deputy speaker, and things like these are happening in the country, and you are not able to speak out, and we’re not seeing“So, these are the things. I want to use this opportunity to invite all leaders, religious leaders, political leaders, community leaders, traditionally institution to join hands, because the only country we have is this Nigeria, we don’t have another country. And if we’re not united we will achieve nothing.”

“We must contribute our quota, however it is to ensure that Nigeria remains a strong, united, a place that we will go about our businesses, equity and justice is guaranteed. And then we have a country.”

“It is not only in Imo State, I didn’t limit to Imo State. I am saying and I want to say it again, that cases of insecurity here and there in the country, has not been helped by the posture of opposition party and some aggrieved politicians.”

“Reason being that at a time like this in Nigeria, anybody worth his onions as a leader should be able to speak out. How many of them are speaking out? How many of them are condemning what is going on?”

“Rather what you see are leaders fanning the embers of insecurity, blaming only government. We must be tired of this blame thing by now and then contribute our own quota towards ensuring that national security is not threatened.”

“So it is not something for politics. It’s something that if you are a former senate president, and you are a former speaker, or a former deputy senate president, or a former deputy speaker, and things like these are happening in the country, and you are not able to speak out, and we’re not seeing you where you engaging in addressing the young men and women in your area on the need for united Nigeria and this is a country that have given you opportunity to serve at that level one time or the other, then it is either overtly or covertly, you have a question to answer.”