Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has said President Bola Tinubu moves around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with too much convoy.
Ndume spoke on Thursday, during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
The lawmaker spoke about the need to extend the directive of the president on the withdrawal of police officers from VIP services nationwide, and redeployed to primary policing, owing to the spike in insecurity.
The Borno lawmaker said Politically-Exposed Persons (PEP) would not need to go about with police officers every time if Nigeria is secure.
“You can see even the President, the convoy that the President goes about with is too much. Secure Abuja, and the President can even drive out himself, but when you secure personalities, and this is what is happening in Nigeria, then others, common people, as we call them, become vulnerable, and we don’t care.
“So if you secure Abuja, then you can drive at night, and let me tell you this is what is happening in most countries,” he added.
When reminded that his suggestion would include the withdrawal of the policemen attached to him, the Borno lawmaker said, “I don’t have a police officer; I only have an orderly.
“One of the top policemen and the security agencies thought I was not only a politically exposed person, but my life was then at risk, so three policemen were attached to me, but that was a big crowd to me. I refused.
“And I insisted that if there is going to be any attachment of police to me, it should be an orderly, and you know why? Because I’m an accused person.
“So I need that plain-clothed police [officer] by me so that he will now testify as to even my movement as to who I relate to.
“But that to protect me, no.”
He said that though the steps taken by Tinubu to address insecurity were commendable, the President needed to do more.
