By Tony Icheku


As threats of insecurity begins to unbud like a sprouting seed in Abia State, the man who has seen it all through eight years stint  close to the seat of power in Abia State on Friday urged  Abia State Governor Alex Otti to  borrow the template of his predecessors who successfully contained insecurity in the State


In an article titled: 'Insecurity As A Collective Responsibility', Chief John Okiyi Kalu, JOK, two times Commissioner in the immediate past Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration, offered to share relevant experience on how the Ikpeazu administration successfully managed information  during the 3 major and deadly security challenges Abia State faced then


JOK who was a member of the Ikpeazu kitchen cabinet proffered that he was in the thick of crisis management when all 3 major challenges popped up.


In his article, JOK argued: "All previous governors of Abia State encountered, confronted  and overcame challenges of insecurity early in their tenures in Aba. It is a known recurring phenomenon for all new Governors in Abia State since the beginning of this 4th Republic


" Another recurring phenomenon is that all the Governors concerned defeated the menace without politicizing it because they knew that doing that was a dangerous and unhelpful route to worsening an already challenging situation.


"It is crucial to treat criminality as criminality and stop selling or subtly suggesting a narrative that will not be helpful in the fight against insecurity and criminality.


"Politicizing insecurity usually will have catastrophic consequences as it allows the real criminals to escape justice and celebrate when a leader has the wrong diagnosis. 


"Rally all Abians to help you fight the criminals instead of rallying to score cheap political points that you don’t need now. Think broadly with an open mind and make politics unimportant when confronting security chanllenges. That’s what genuine and proper leaders do all the time", he submitted