A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Plateau State, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has attributed the current security challenges in the country to the lack of provision of sufficient manpower and equipment to combat insecurity by political leaderships at different levels of authority.
Gagdi, who is also the Chairman House Committee on Navy in an interactive session with National Assembly Reporters said healthcare services, educational services, social amenities and other indices of governance are not adequately provided by the government.
Gagdi who described insecurity as a global phenomenon said Nigerians must support all the security agencies for Nigeria to end the insecurity challenges.
“Security is very important and you cannot blame, although I’m not saying you blame, you cannot tie issues of insecurity to one individual or to a particular stratum in the government cycle. It’s a collective thing when you are talking about security you are talking about the followers and the people that they follow. It’s a two-way thing and in my own thinking no matter the money set aside, lack sufficient manpower and equipment to combat the issue of insecurity in this country.
“There is equally an aspect of moral perception and moral commitment on both the part of government and the people that put the government in place. By the time you say, yes, it’s one thing for the government to appropriate morning appointments responsible people particularly Service Chief and what have you that can be able to face the issue of insecurity and again Parliament for conducting oversight to ensure that money appropriated to them are used for the purpose of security problems,” he explained.
Speaking on maritime security, Gagdi said with the new facilities introduced the Nigerian Navy has reduced maritime insecurity to the barest minimum.
On the issue of financial autonomy of the State legislatures and Judiciary, Gagdi said unless the federal government spearheads the implementation the nation’s democracy would be in jeopardy.
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