President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of advanced technology to tackle insecurity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, revealed this to State House Correspondents after a meeting with the president at the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday.
The governor said he had come to see the president to appeal to him to approve the deployment of technology to enable the south-east deal effectively with the aecurity challenges troubling the zone.
According to him, with the president’s approval, advanced surveillance equipment will soon be delivered to the region to enhance the fight against insecurity without collateral damage.
He said he came also to thank the President for what he has done for the region including the recent conversion of the Federal Medical Center Owerri to a University Teaching Hospital for the Federal University of Technology, and the conversion of Alvan Ikoku College of Education to a Federal College of Education.
While noting that he came to visit the President on behalf of his people, Uzodinma said it was “also to thank him for the various supports and the approval to convert Federal Medical Center Owerri to a university teaching hospital for the Federal University of Technology. Likewise, the approval that converted Alvan Ikoku College of Education to a Federal College of Education.
“Only two weeks ago, Igbos that came home from Lagos and outside South East enjoyed the benefit of the second Niger Bridge something that is worthy of commendation.
“I also appealed to him to support us with some technological deployments. We have planned to be able to do an advanced kind of security control in the South East. And he has also given his approval to that.
“A moment from now, we’ll be getting some surveillance equipment and some modern technologies that will help us manage security so that we can fight crime with little or no collateral damage to the environment.”
Further assurances on development
On assurance for Imo State in the New Year, he stated: “Well, my people are enthusiastic and committed Nigerians and we believe in the unity of the country. We believe that for us to grow as a people, we need the support and cooperation of the federal government. So, going forward, I know 2023 will be better than 2022. And the level of development we witnessed from 2020 to 2022 will be improved upon.
“If you go to South East, in Imo State for instance, we got the approval of Mr President, that has now enabled the government of Imo state in partnering with the Nigerian Navy to dredge the Oguta River to Orashi River to the sea, which is opening up that maritime route. Then there is a Naval Base that has brought down crime tremendously since it was established”.
Emmanuel Ukoh
