Insecurity: ‘Government mismanaged US security report on Nigeria’ | Print | E-mail Written by Seyi Gesinde Sunday, 23 October 2011 The past leadership of the country has been condemned on the way it responded to the security situation in the country, especially its waving aside of the last United States security report on Nigeria. The security report, as purportedly released by the United States during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, had predicted that “Nigeria will collapse as a sovereign state by the year 2015.” But speaking against government’s insensitivity to the report, the Adamawa State governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako, was quoted to have frowned at the manner by which the Federal Government handled the situation, by an online news medium, The Will, while addressing journalists recently in Adamawa. He wondered why government did not further probe into the situation. Nyako was also quoted to have supported the appointment of three separate Accountant Generals of the Federation, instead of only one that manages the country’s treasury. According to him, aside the one managing the federal account, he said there should have been one to manage state governments’ account, one for the local government. “You know, I was not happy the way we handled the situation. “If your friend says you are in trouble, you are entitled to ask him why he says so. Now if the U.S thinks we may disintegrate by the year 2015, for me, being positive about is more helpful. “I may ask them why they think we may disintegrate by 2015 and the assistance they could give us to make sure that we remain one country especially when they think it is in their own interest and the interest of all of us that we remain one country. “Now, definitely we are in difficulties in terms of economic activities which to some degree have adversely affected our wellbeing and security,” Nyako was quoted to have said. He was quoted as saying that in his state, Adamawa, government would reshape the situation of things. “In Adamawa here, I believe that the stage we are as of now is that we are in very good shape, I believe by the year 2015 we are going to be even a better state than we are now. “We are going to begin to create wealth from the various activities we have embarked upon in agriculture in particular and indirectly through the skills acquisition facilities we have created. “So I am very optimistic and whenever I attend the meeting of governors, I think the governors have realised that we have a big task before us to secure the nation, and our individual states. I am very happy that our president is also aware that the Federal Government has a lot of responsibilities in this regard and also needs the support of the state governors. “The president has been giving a listening ear to the governors in their need for support to make sure they do a better job. “I believe that we will, like somebody said, be in very good shape and better position to deal with our circumstances in the future leading up to the year 2015 and be better than we are today. “I think the warning is good; it has given the sensible ones the time to examine what they are doing and make amends to make sure that we and our people understand the challenges our modernising society is facing. “We are not the only ones facing these difficulties. Europe is facing huge difficulties, and you can see the financial situations they have to deal with now, “Nyako said.