UN urges Buhari to consider ‘political approach’ in tackling insecurity

The United Nations on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to complement military efforts with a political approach in tackling the country’s security challenges.

The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, made the call after leading a delegation to a meeting with the president at the State House, Abuja.

In a chat with State House correspondents after the meeting, Kallon listed three forms of conflicts in Nigeria to include identity-based, resource-based and power-based conflicts.

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According to him, efforts to find lasting solutions to conflicts in Nigeria had not yielded results because of the mixture of the three different forms.

He said: “The conflict is still ongoing. It is not over. But today again, I told Mr. President that in addition to the military effort, that there is the need to complement that with enhanced dialogue and political approach process in search of a durable solution to the crisis.

“So, we think various approaches have to be used to find solutions.”

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