Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has said that the escalating insecurity in the country has made him reassess his past criticisms of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Galadima said he was once one of Jonathan’s “greatest critics” but now believes the former president performed better in managing national security compared to those who succeeded him.
Galadima recalled that in the buildup to the 2015 general elections, Jonathan postponed the polls for six weeks to address rising insecurity, bringing in mercenaries who, according to him, helped stabilise the country and ensured elections were held in every polling unit nationwide.
He argued that the current government would not take similar steps if faced with a similar situation, alleging that it would instead allow insecurity to worsen in order to manipulate the electoral process.
