The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has lamented the security scourge bedevilling Africa, saying “Non-state actors have now taken over the security in some African nations.”
Obi who called on global leaders for a leadership dialogue focused on governance, spoke in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue of global leaders that includes former Presidents and top government officials.
Obi listed unemployment, corruption, poverty, and inequality among the variables militating against security and peaceful co-existence in Africa, saying over 50 per cent of the African population is multi-dimensionally poor.
“I joined global leaders, former presidents, prime ministers, serving and retired senior government officials, military chiefs, renowned academics, sports personalities, and others in Athens, Greece, for a Leadership Dialogue focused on governance, particularly…