Former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged Nigerians to stop blaming only President Bola Tinubu for the insecurity in the country, maintaining that state governors should also be held accountable for not addressing security challenges in their states.

Senator Kalu advised governors across the country to secure their states to end insecurity in the country. He stated that as governor of Abia State, he was able to secure the state, making it the safest in the country at the time.

Kalu stated this in Ekoli Edda, Edda local government area of Ebonyi State, in an interview with journalists during his New Year visit to the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, one of his political sons.

He praised Governor Francis Nwifuru as one of the governors who has done well in securing the lives and property of his people.

Kalu, who represents Abia North, said, "People are saying President Tinubu should do this and do that to end insecurity, no! When I was governor, I took charge of Abia. Nobody can move anywhere without securing the lives and property of our people.

"So, the governors should come back and secure their states the way it is happening in Ebonyi State. The Ebonyi State governor is securing his state. Every governor should secure his state and Nigeria will be safe."