Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday observed that Nigerians were fast losing confidence in the nation’s security architecture under President Muhammadu Buhari.

In his welcome address to his colleagues when they resumed for the 4th session of the 8th Assembly, Dogara noted that the unresolved issue of rampant  killing of defenseless people in various parts of the country called for  sober national reflection.

“It is obvious that with the unrestrained killings being witnessed in the country, our security agencies have fallen short of the demands of their offices and the expectations of the nation.

“We must urgently work with the Executive Arm to facilitate the re-engineering of our security architecture to serve our collective interests and aspirations. There is no gainsaying the fact that the most fundamental and basic responsibility of any government is the security of lives and property.

“History will have a harsh verdict for us as a Government if we fail to live up to this responsibility and it won’t matter if we succeed in other areas. Unfortunately, the stark reality now is that our citizens are fast losing confidence in our security system.

“This must not be the case. Before we ebb to the realm of anarchy, we must rise up as true representatives of the Nigerian people to salvage the situation and defend our hard-won democracy,” he said.

While urging President Buhari to assent to the Constitutional Amendment Bill which provides for early submission of budget proposals to the National Assembly to enable an orderly appropriation process, Dogara said all the issues raised about the budget reforms and budgeting process will be addressed once the bill is signed into law.