SENATOR DAVID MARK ON BENUE CRISIS: GOVT IS NOT PROACTIVE

Distinguished Senator David Mark and former Senate President made his submissions on Tuesday on the floor of the Senate to the ongoing debate at Senate over the Benue Crisis.

Contributing, Senator Mark commended the Senate president for cutting short the holiday of Senators by recalling them over the crisis in Benue State.

He said he was moved by the passion at which the Senators spoke about the crisis. He however stated that most of what is floated are long term solutions, but the situation at hand requires short term measures too to halt the incessant killings going on Benue. There should be immediate solutions to make sure no more life is lost he said.

He said one life is as bad as 50 lives lost. He berated a situation which seems as if there is no intelligence transmission between the Govt organs and the villages.

He said the Govt is not proactive.  A situation where we only react after lives are lost are not commendable. He said, the archaic way we are still doing things do not fit into this modern age we are in. He said how can we justify that foreigners are on a killing spree in our country but Govt cant do anything.

He berated the issue of proliferations of arms in our country which he condemned and said it is tantamount to lawlessness and many people might then resort to self defence to protect their lives and property.

He called on the security agents to arrest and prosecute the sponsor of this heinous crime that are known if not, the Govt has failed.

He finally called on the Govt to act on the immediate solutions now to safeguard lives and properties.