THE Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the vandalism of the Second Niger Bridge and called for the arrest of those responsible.
Obi, who was reacting to a video of a guy describing how criminals were vandalizing the second Niger Bridge, said the vandalism of the bridge’s vital infrastructures might cause serious injury to commuters.
Obi, yesterday, stated on X (previously Twitter) that vandalism is a sort of sabotage that must be condemned.
“I like to thank immensely the young man, Lord Zeus, driven by patriotism and courage to raise the alarm on the vandalization of the second Niger bridge,” he said.
“The viral video of this good Nigerian copiously points out the senseless criminality and vandalism of our collective assets which is capable of causing grievous harm to members of the public if left unchecked.
“He took time to expose how this critical infrastructure of the 2nd Niger Bridge is being vandalised by criminals, thereby causing harm to road users and constituting a security threat to society.
“I share his concerns and that of many patriots over the constant destruction of public property, including vandalising of railway tracks, cutting up of high voltage cables, stealing of aluminium railings on bridges, and so on.
“We must condemn these acts of sabotage and criminality in their totality. Now that this critical issue has, again, been exposed, I urge the government and security agencies to do a follow-up by investigating deeply and bringing to book the perpetrators of such crimes.”
The former governor of Anambra State also urged the government to implement strong disciplinary measures against individuals who vandalize public properties.
He also advocated for the construction of dependable surveillance systems to ensure the security of critical public assets.
