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Politics of Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria's long-standing, deep-rooted security concerns are being confronted by APC

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APC- Legacy Awareness & Campaign (APC-LAC), an All Progressives Congress (APC) initiative, claims that President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling party is facing Nigeria's long-standing, deep-rooted security concerns.

"Even as several challenges persist across the country, we are confident that the interventions being implemented, many of which have not been seen in Nigeria's recent history, will begin to yield fruit," the group said, emphasizing that none of Nigeria's security challenges are new; rather, what is new is the boldness and commitment with which the Buhari Administration is confronting these age-old challenges.

Barr Ismail Ahmed, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Tolu Ogunlesi, and Salihu Moh, the group's national coordinators, said in a statement on Tuesday that President Buhari consistently emphasizes the primacy of security among the components of his administration's governing agenda, quoting the President as saying, "We have to secure Nigeria before we can manage it efficiently."

And I assure you we are going to do that,” the President has made it clear several times, the group said. 

Building Morale and Equipping Security Agencies: "The Nigerian military is seeing the largest expenditure in weaponry and equipment in decades. For the Army, Air Force, and Navy, hundreds of new platforms are being procured.

The Nigerian Air Force has gotten 23 new aircraft since 2015, with at least a dozen more on the way, and the Navy has just gotten its first modern Landing Ship Tank (LST) since 1979," according to the statement, which also mentions the establishment of a Nigeria Police Trust Fund.

Promoting Community-led Solutions to Insecurity: "The new Police Act signed by President Buhari in 2020 incorporates the concept of Community Policing. 

"President Buhari is a huge advocate for the re-institution by States of age-old communal security mechanisms that bring together traditional and community leaders and the Police, for the provision of credible intelligence and the resolution of conflicts and tensions as they arise."

New Security Infrastructure and Operations across Land and Maritime Environments: "President Buhari has just flagged off the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure project, to protect Nigeria’s vast waterways up to the Gulf of Guinea. 

"In the last five years, a number of technological solutions are being deployed and implemented to support the Police, Immigration and other security agencies.

"These includes the new Nigeria Police National Command and Control Centre (NPF-C4i); the new Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database (NPC & IDB) Centre; the West Africa Police Information System (WAPIS), developed by INTERPOL; and the Migration and Data Analysis System (MIDAS), developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)."

"The Buhari administration has succeeded in lifting 10.5 million Nigerians out of poverty," the group added, citing programs and policies in agriculture, manufacturing, small business support, ease of doing business, massive infrastructure investment, and other areas that addressed the root causes of insecurity (poverty and youth unemployment).

"The Buhari Administration will continue to initiate more reforms, working closely with the States and Local Governments, the Legislature, and the Judiciary, to improve the capacity of security agencies to secure the country and be steadfast in its determination to rid Nigeria of crime and criminality."

"It may take some time for Nigerians to experience the full effects of these efforts, but we are convinced that our country will see better days ahead."