IYD: IGP reaffirms youth inclusivity in national development

He assured of constant engagement of the youth population in all the six geo-political zones saying”let us build a safer, more secure Nigeria by harnessing the energy and talents of our young people”.

The Minister whose speech was read by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. James Sule highlights some government policies like operationalizing the student loan scheme program which gives every Nigerian youth equal opportunity to access higher education.

The Government’s approval of the new minimum wage, suspension of tariffs on essential food and drugs, and its recent support for local refining of petroleum products through crude sales to indigenous refineries in Naira are laudable initiatives that will put smiles on the faces of Nigerians.

According to him, “The ongoing Police Reforms initiative when completed will enunciate an integrated policing paradigm that will focus attention on rural communities to support food production and also harness our solid minerals potential, to foster sustainable development and economic growth. As we mark this year’s UN International Youth Day, let me reassure you of the Ministry of Police Affairs’ commitment to partnering with the Ministry of Youths to create an enabling environment that will support the realization of your dreams and aspirations.

He charged the youths for continuing engagement in constructive discourse with the Government to avoid actions and tendencies that will create avenues for our collective enemies to destabilize the Nigerian state.

On his own, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission,  DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd, called for another look at the old-fshioned way of Information and Intelligence Gathering in the country stressing that they were already obsolete  and ineffective  in today’s digital world.

DIG Argungu in a key note address at  the occasion  noted that the old Police regulations  “appear to be uncertain  and obsolete,  and also, it  was becoming harder for the regulations  to keep up with technology “.

He stated  that at  the era of 21st Century, the need to recognise  offences committed by computer and how electronic  evidence  c be obtained and preserved, can not be over stated.

DIG Argungu said that there was the need for the Summit to suggest and recommend  better anticipating emerging issues “strategize more innovatively  about the best policies and interventions for addressing  and acting quickly  to maximize its chances of success “

The PSC Chairman    said  that with globalisation, digitalisation  and computerization  era, intelligence  gathering  work ” is likely  to become more electronically based and technology  driven in business in everyday life”.

DIG Argungu said the inputs of the youths as the future leaders of tomorrow are so relevant that without it our nation “is bound to fail”.

He noted that the theme of the Summit “Enhancing Nigerian Youth value for National Security  Intelligence ” is of utmost importance from the crucial  issues discussed  all over the world and designed  for the core stakeholders  whose interest is to employ all possible  means for attaining  the needed security and safety in Nigeria.

The PSC Chairman  traced the major challenges and problems facing youths in contemporary  Nigeria which included ineffective educational system that has resulted in unemployment,  abject poverty, lack of jobs, ignorance and non functional education