However, Adesina blamed the insecurity on previous corrupt administrations. The President’s aide, in a chat with ‘The Interview’ magazine, said, “The security challenges are enormous. “These are truly dire times, and as the President has said, they are results of the corruption, decay and neglects of the past. The President’s spokesman said, “Nigeria has never been without social and ethnic tensions. These tensions spiked in recent times, particularly with the advent of democracy, in which people could make utterances, however indecorous or divisive they may be.

Source: Punch June 24, 2019 18:11 UTC