Atiku accuses Gov Otu of prioritising personal security over residents

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu of prioritising the information of his backstage residence implicit the information of residents surviving successful the neighbourhood.

Atiku, the statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, alleged that portion equipped policemen and 2 roadblocks support the governor's backstage residence successful Calabar, neighbouring houses person been exposed to repeated robbery attacks.

In a station connected his X grip connected Tuesday, Atiku cited reports from residents of the estate, claiming that 1 idiosyncratic had mislaid an aerial conditioner and a freezer to burglars, portion 2 different houses connected a adjacent thoroughfare were reportedly attacked past week.

He besides criticised Otu for allegedly moving the authorities from his backstage residence for astir 3 years portion the Government House undergoes renovation.

Atiku questioned the governor's quality to warrant information for residents extracurricular his contiguous neighbourhood, arguing that the alleged concern reflected an imbalance successful the deployment of information personnel.

"If the APC cannot unafraid the thoroughfare beside the governor, what does it connection the villages beyond the capital?" helium asked.

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