As insecurity continues to plague parts of Northern Nigeria, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the founding Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, has called on the Federal Government to rise above politics and offer immediate, tangible support to Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State in his fight to protect the lives of innocent citizens.

In a strongly worded yet heartfelt statement, Onaiwu described Governor Lawal’s commitment to restoring peace in Zamfara as courageous and deserving of national reinforcement.

“This isn’t the time for politics it’s time to rescue our people. Governor Lawal is doing everything he can, but he needs full federal support to win this fight. The people of Zamfara have suffered for too long, and they deserve to see real change,” Onaiwu said.

Governor Lawal has taken bold and visible steps setting up community based security systems, challenging the status quo, and amplifying the voice of ordinary people. His efforts, however, are happening within a system where major security agencies, military intelligence, and logistics are controlled by the Federal Government.

“Let’s be honest no state can face this scale of violence alone. Governor Lawal has shown leadership, but he’s reaching the limit of what’s possible without the full weight of the nation behind him,” Onaiwu added.

He also emphasized the emotional toll on the people of Zamfara: communities living in fear, families displaced, children unable to attend school, and farmers abandoning their lands.

“It’s heartbreaking. These are our people. They are not statistics they are mothers, fathers, children, and elders. We owe them more than silence. We owe them action.”

Onaiwu urged President Bola Tinubu and national security agencies to see Zamfara as more than just a state on the map but as a symbol of a country in urgent need of healing and unity.

“We cannot continue to treat security like a partisan issue. Safety is a basic right. If we fail Zamfara, we fail Nigeria. What’s happening there today could happen elsewhere tomorrow. Let’s act together.”

He concluded with a reminder that Nigeria’s true strength lies not in its politics, but in its people and the shared responsibility to protect one another.