FG working to achieve safer, more secured Nigeria ― Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Arẹgbẹsọla has reassured Nigerians that the Federal Government is working hard with critical stakeholders to achieve a safer and more secured country.

Arẹgbẹsọla who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open stakeholders’ summit of protection of national assets and infrastructure, said the event could not have come at a better time when the nation is going through enormous security challenges,

He lamented that the threats to the national assets and infrastructure continue to excalate because of the situation of insecurity in the country.

“The good news is, this administration is totally committed to rooting out every threat to the corporate existence of our country and, also the round the clock protection of our critical national assets and infrastructure,” he said.

The Minister added that the summit was part of the renewed efforts by the federal government to further safeguard the critical national assets and infrastructure, including public buildings, schools, and educational institutions, and business infrastructure among others, especially at this time of national security challenges.

“Indeed, the federal government has now classified schools and educational institutions as critical national assets and infrastructure in other to focus more efforts and resources to provide a safer and more secured teaching and learning environment in our schools and educational institutions,” Arẹgbẹsọla said.

Arẹgbẹsọla who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore noted that the Federal Government and the various states and locals are currently massively investing in the development and construction of various infrastructures that would support employment generation, poverty reduction, and the comfort and wellbeing of the Nigerian people.

He said: “These assets and infrastructure would need to be protected. These aside, the federal government is also very aware of its responsibility to provide adequate security for the huge investment by the private sector.

“It is for this reason that every effort is being made to further support and strengthen the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps who are the mandate security agency with responsibility for the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure.

“In this regards the Act setting up the Corps will be amended to address the various limitations and bottlenecks and allow the agency to be better positioned to achieve its very important mandate.

“I am very pleased to note that this event will provide an opportunity for participants to review the current security situation in the country and the level of risk to critical assets and infrastructure, and find ways of working together to safeguard critical national assets and infrastructure, and a safer and more secure Nigeria,” he said.

The summit was attended by critical stakeholders including security agencies, senior government officials, business executives, infrastructure owners and managers, leaders of trade associations, and private security guard companies among others.

Arẹgbẹsọla explained that this was in line with the government thinking that we need every hand to be on the deck and that every Nigerian must be properly educated about security issues and mobilized to play their role in the security and protection of our critical assets and infrastructure.

He commended the organisers of the National Security Summit (NSCDC), the University of Abuja, and the International Institute for Security and Governance Studies for their efforts to put the timely event together.

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