Senate President, AHMED LAWAN has said the security challenges in the country can be attributed to the absence of a functional local government system.

Senator LAWAN disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after the Eid-Mubarak prayers.

According to him, while the nation’s leaders seek solutions to the security crisis confronting the nation, the Local Government system should not be neglected.

The Senate President added that the lack of autonomy potentially slows down solutions as well as efforts by the Federal and state governments towards addressing the nation’s security challenge.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA says he believes that those who have championed the call for succession might be misguided and do not mean well for the country.