WARRI — SON of First Republic Finance Minister, Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to address the current security challenges in the country, saying failure to do so might mar the electoral process of 2015.

He also urged the President to constitute an elders’ forum from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria to proffer lasting solution to the lingering problem bedevilling the nation.

In a statement, Okotie-Eboh said: “The current state of the country, which has created room for consistent loss of lives and property in Northern Nigeria, needs to be addressed immediately and if not given the necessary attention by patriotic Nigerians, may lead to loss of national sovereignty.”

He suggested that “Nigerian elders, who will not put politics before national unity, such as Inuwa Wada, H. I. D. Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon, Odigie-Oyegun, Lulu Bricks, Ebitu Okiwe, Chief Roland Akinjide, among other,” could make up the elder’s forum.

Okotie-Eboh, who lamented the spate of insecurity in Nigeria said many innocent lives have been lost to the insurgence of Bokoh Haram, which has portrayed Nigeria as an unsafe place.