The Federal Government is open to meaningful ideas that can help in the formulation of policies to tackle the challenges of internal insecurity, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said.
This is as he identified internal security as Nigeria’s major challenge at the moment.
According to him, the government was receptive to ideas and strategies to totally eliminate Nigeria’s internal insecurity.
Aregbesola spoke during an inauguration reception organised for him by some of his associates in Abuja on Wednesday.
His words: “We appeal to all of you with ideas. Nobody is a repository of ideas because nobody has the whole ideas on earth. But, we are appealing to you to share ideas, opinions, suggestions and strategies that can help us to remove, reduce and totally eliminate all the security threats facing our nation.
“Beside the fact that the primary objective of every government is guaranteeing security of lives and properties as well as welfare of the citizens, these can only be guaranteed if and when there is safety and security in the land.
“So, besides that fact, we owe it a duty to give our people the minimum security that can ensure that civilisation exists in our lives. Meanwhile, civilisation is only possible when people are secured and safe.
“So, please, we open our hands to whatever, either them or through you who have expertise to support the initiative of this administration to enhance security architecture of Nigeria and it is our wish that our tenure puts an end to all security threats in our nation.”
Aregbesola, while promising purposeful leadership for the paramilitary agencies under him said: “I promise you a realistic, reasonable and commendable leadership.”
He, however, warned the workers in his ministry to be ready to do more.
