Nigeria, April 29 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to organise a national conference on security "so as to galvanize ideas and options to tackle insecurity in our country."

The opposition party said this in a communique issued after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday.

"NEC also urged President Buhari to, without delay, convoke a national conference on Security so as to galvanize ideas and options to tackle insecurity in our country," the party said.

The PDP also asked the president to declare a state of emergency in the security sector.

The party questioned Mr Buhari's commitment to curb the insecurity across the country.

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