By Sikiru Obarayese The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on Federal, State and Local Governments in Niger...
By Sikiru Obarayese
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has
called on Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria to jointly implement
a working and reliable security policy in a bid to ensure the complete repeal
of insecurity bedevilling the country.
The leadership of NANS Osun Axis made the call in a press
statement on Tuesday jointly signed by Chairman, Afeez Oyewole; General
Secretary, Salahudeen Adisa and JCC P.R.O, Adekanmi Adewale.
The student body said, in 2020, aside from the COVID-19
factor, over 40.6 billion worth of foreign investments were diverted from the
country’s economy due to the fast-rising situation of insecurity which makes it
difficult for Nigeria to accommodate some businesses.
“It goes without discerning if we failed to state the
adverse effects of insecurity on the nation’s economy. According to business
day, the rising situation of insecurity had cost the country more than 11% of
its GDP with N119 billion, similarly, projects worth N2 trillion were abandoned
across Nigeria.
“The fact that insecurity always has aggravating effects on
business development, as shown by reports from many different institutes. It is
sufficient to say that insecurity had contributed greatly to Nigeria’s
Crippling Economy, making it impossible for commoners to have a good
three-square meal on a daily basis, simultaneously making their lives extremely
vulnerable.
“The black attack on a highly protected correctional
facility (KUJE PRISON) is another confirmation of how our national security has
become weakened which gave room for unwanted situations of how citizens had to
live with the fear that the new faces in their area or their new neighbour or
people in their Neighborhoods may be those bandits that gained freedom from
prison in an unconstitutional manner.
NANS Osun said the Federal Government and the concerned
ministry would have done greater good by putting in place a capable
counter-terrorism plan that is capable of averting such an inglorious attack.
“It’s on record that there were many intel and reports
presented to His Excellency President Muhammad Buhari before the jailbreak.”
“We are of a strong position that the Federal Government of
Nigeria in conjunction with the State Government and Local Government should
implement a working and reliable security policy in a bid to ensure mitigation
and complete abrogation of insecurity in our dear nation which would, in turn,
strengthen our national security and Economy.”
Meanwhile, the leadership of NANS Osun charged the Federal
Government with the need to drastically put a stop to the lingering ASUU
Strike.
“We equally wish to admonish the Federal Government on the
need to ensure prompt and meaningful youth Engagement as that is another
panacea of insecurity,” NANS Osun said.
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