Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he is planning to visit the United States over what he describes as the alarming deterioration of Nigeria’s security, governance, and economy. In a statement on Sunday, Paul Ibe, Mr Abubakar’s media aide, said the former vice-president will engage policy and institutional stakeholders in the US during the visit, although the date has yet to be announced. Mr Ibe said Mr Abubakar noted that Nigeria is facing a full-blown internal crisis that can no longer be downplayed or explained away.
The former vice-president warned that the Nigerian state is steadily losing its grip on its most fundamental responsibility, which is the protection of lives and property. He highlighted the ravaging violence in the North-West and North-East, persistent bloodshed in the Middle Belt, and the growing spread of kidnapping and criminality across the country. Mr Abubakar argued that any government that cannot guarantee basic security forfeits the moral basis of its mandate.
Mr Abubakar described the economic hardship confronting Nigerians as both severe and avoidable, citing rising inflation, a weakened currency, and collapsing purchasing power as factors pushing millions into distress. He expressed concerns over Nigeria’s democratic institutions, warning that declining public confidence in governance and the electoral process poses a direct threat to national stability.
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Justifying his international engagement, Mr Abubakar rejected the notion that engaging global partners amounts to inviting foreign interference. He stressed that Nigeria does not exist in isolation and cannot pretend its internal failures have no external implications, insisting that international partners have a legitimate interest in the country’s stability.
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