Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed his planned visit to the United States to draw international attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and declining governance standards.
During his forthcoming engagement, Atiku will speak with policy and institutional stakeholders in the US.
Explaining reasons for the visit through a statement issued on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku said the country is facing a “full-blown internal crisis” that can no longer be downplayed or politicised.
“From the ravaging violence in the North-West and North-East, to the persistent bloodshed in the Middle Belt, and the growing spread of kidnapping and criminality across the country, Atiku warns that the Nigerian state is steadily losing its grip on its most fundamental responsibility: the protection of lives and property.
“According to him, the situation has moved beyond isolated incidents to a pattern of systemic failure. Communities are being overrun, livelihoods destroyed, and citizens abandoned to their fate.
“He argues that any government that cannot guarantee basic security forfeits the moral basis of its mandate,” the statement read.
On the economy, Atiku highlighted what he described as deepening hardship, citing rising inflation, a weakened currency, and declining purchasing power.
