A presidential hopeful of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi says security agencies in the country must be restructured to serve Nigerians rather than its leaders.

Speaking over the weekend at the plenary of Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) while delivering a keynote speech titled ‘Peace and Unity: The Role of Unity Schools,’ in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Makarfi said the current way institutions in Nigeria were operating only served the interest of the leaders to the detriment of the citizens.

“If you look at the armed forces, police, customs and other agencies of government, they always serve the interest of the leaders and carry out orders whether lawful or unlawful.

“The armed forces should be more interested in defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria rather than elections. The police will also favour those in power. Customs will clear goods as long as there are instructions from the political leaders.

‘’These institutions should be serving the people. All Nigerians must be equal before the law. That is one restructuring of the institutions that must be done,” Makarfi said.

The former Kaduna State governor further stressed that the question of Nigeria’s unity should have been settled by now but for the poor leadership which had failed to genuinely address issues of particular concern to Nigerians.