Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has advocated collective actions as the only plausible panacea to banditry and other forms of security challenges facing Nigeria.
He stated this in his Independence day anniversary message to the people of Sokoto State.
The Governor stressed the need for people in the State to support and complement the efforts of the Federal and State governments in protecting lives and property.
According to him, his administration has spent huge sums of money in securing the State.
“When we came on board, the monthly allowances given to the security operatives deployed to flash points had stopped,and we have since restored that and even increased the amount. We equally procured 100 vehicles which we distributed to the security outfits in the state in order to checkmate the activities of bandits in the state”.
Governor Aliyu noted that his administration has also set up a Community Guard Corps with a view to complementing the efforts of the conventional security outfits in protecting the lives and property of rural communities.
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He expressed optimism that the measures being taken by the Federal and State governments in tackling the security challenges confronting the nation, would yield the desired results.
The Governor therefore called on all Nigerians to collectively join hands with governments at all levels to get the country out of the current security quagmire and other challenges that have become bottlenecks in Nigeria’s development.
The Sokoto State Governor reminded Nigerians not to forget the nation’s founding fathers’ struggles which led to the attainment of Nigeria’s independence in 1960. He also paid glowing tribute to the nation’s fallen heroes for the sacrifices they made in making the country an indivisible nation.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
