Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Only good governance can end insecurity, says Abubakar
FORMER Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar Monday lamented the security situation in the country and declared that the only panacea to the current insecurity engendered by the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, is for the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to provide good governance in the country.
Abubakar spoke at a seminar organised by the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair.
Abubakar pointed out that until there is honesty, transparent and good leadership, the country would not make any meaningful progress that would promote development and growth of the economy.
The seminar was entitled, “Combating Security Challenges and the Way Forward for Nigerian Economic Transformation.”
Abubakar traced the history of the Islamist sect back to 2009 when security men were deployed to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to clamp down on the Boko Haram, noting that “it has become the biggest security challenge facing us today.”
The former military leader, however, cautioned the security agencies against use of force as a way of solving the insurgency, saying that no country ever achieved positive result using force for force.
“There is need to rely on good governance and accountability rather than using force to tackle this security challenge. No country can be stable when its citizens are not secured and protected, government should make education free at both primary and secondary levels.
“Unless the country can sleep and wake up safely, it can never make any progress, there should be good leadership, and there should be honesty, transparency and accountability in our polity,” Abubakar said.
Fielding questions from journalists at the event, he expressed concern about the insecurity ravaging in northern Nigeria. “We should be worried about the insecurity because it is a senseless act, we keep killing ourselves, we keep destroying our economy and in the long run we would have to come and rebuild it. It is a matter of concern that we look into what could be done to restore security.
“Like the lecturer was saying, poverty is not an excuse for criminality. All Nigerians should wake up and join the government in other to rescue this country because all these criminals are living amongst us and we should do our best to expose them. With due respect, the government receives all sort of advice through people like you in the media and through all citizens, and you will agree with me that the insecurity has considerably reduced, so I think they are taking action and I want them to continue that way.”
“You know as a military leader there are certain things that you do and get away with it but when it comes to democracy, you are accountable to the people so you must be very careful the way you handle things. Although you want to deliver security, you want to deliver the economy to the nation, there are certain things, you as a democrat must be careful.”
Abubakar said, “some Nigerians believe that 2015 will be bloody, who are these Nigerians who think that 2015 election is going to be bloody? Those people who think the elections will be bloody should think twice, nobody hopes for any bloodletting in whatever situation.”
Nigerian Navy, others to tackle piracy, oil theft
NAVIES worldwide at the weekend resolved to tackle piracy and other illegal activities on the sea, especially in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea.
About 15 countries’ navies, including Nigeria, took the decision Monday at the opening of World Naval Sea Exercise tagged: Exercise Obangame Express in Douala, Cameroun.
They said that illegal activities, including drug trafficking, piracy and oil theft on the high sea, would no longer be tolerated.
The exercise, which would include a ‘show of military might’, aimed at making sea criminals steer clear of the waterways, was opened by the Camerounian Minister for Defence, Mebe Ngo’o Edgar d’ Alain, at the Camerounian Military Base in Douala.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented at the event by the Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroun, Mrs. Hadiza Mustapha, said that stamping out criminality at sea could not be achieved without a collaborative effort.
She added: “Countries are now co-operating to maintain international security. Nigeria is here for the exercise because the country and President Jonathan are firm believers in international security, especially in the maritime domain. As the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Cameroun, I am very proud that we have a large contingent, which is participating in this year’s exercise. I am very proud that it is happening in our brother country, Cameroun.”
“Safety of our maritime environment needs a collaborative effort. I, therefore, enjoin countries participating in this exercise to take it seriously for our common economic good,” said Edgar d’ Alain who spoke in French.
American Naval Chief, David Rollo, who serves as the Exercise Director for the United States Defence, stressed that time had come for navies to take drastic measures to end all sorts of illegalities on the sea.
According to Rollo: “The goal of Exercise Obangame Express is to uphold maritime security and safeguard the sea for the benefit of all nations. We are all threatened by piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking in drugs, persons and other goods. It affects development, it affects economy; it is a regional and global problem. That is why we are here. We have been planning this exercise for a long time; it is now time to execute it. All the countries are ready, we are ready and we are expecting great things.”
War ships, which arrived in Douala for the exercise, included those of Ghana, France, Netherlands, United States, Togo, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe.
Other war ships were those of Benin Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroun, Cote d’ Ivoire, Belgium, Portugal, among others.wNAVIES worldwide at the weekend resolved to tackle piracy and other illegal activities on the sea, especially in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea.
About 15 countries’ navies, including Nigeria, took the decision Monday at the opening of World Naval Sea Exercise tagged: Exercise Obangame Express in Douala, Cameroun.
They said that illegal activities, including drug trafficking, piracy and oil theft on the high sea, would no longer be tolerated.
The exercise, which would include a ‘show of military might’, aimed at making sea criminals steer clear of the waterways, was opened by the Camerounian Minister for Defence, Mebe Ngo’o Edgar d’ Alain, at the Camerounian Military Base in Douala.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented at the event by the Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroun, Mrs. Hadiza Mustapha, said that stamping out criminality at sea could not be achieved without a collaborative effort.
She added: “Countries are now co-operating to maintain international security. Nigeria is here for the exercise because the country and President Jonathan are firm believers in international security, especially in the maritime domain. As the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Cameroun, I am very proud that we have a large contingent, which is participating in this year’s exercise. I am very proud that it is happening in our brother country, Cameroun.”
“Safety of our maritime environment needs a collaborative effort. I, therefore, enjoin countries participating in this exercise to take it seriously for our common economic good,” said Edgar d’ Alain who spoke in French.
American Naval Chief, David Rollo, who serves as the Exercise Director for the United States Defence, stressed that time had come for navies to take drastic measures to end all sorts of illegalities on the sea.
According to Rollo: “The goal of Exercise Obangame Express is to uphold maritime security and safeguard the sea for the benefit of all nations. We are all threatened by piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking in drugs, persons and other goods. It affects development, it affects economy; it is a regional and global problem. That is why we are here. We have been planning this exercise for a long time; it is now time to execute it. All the countries are ready, we are ready and we are expecting great things.”
War ships, which arrived in Douala for the exercise, included those of Ghana, France, Netherlands, United States, Togo, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe.
Other war ships were those of Benin Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroun, Cote d’ Ivoire, Belgium, Portugal, among others.
About 15 countries’ navies, including Nigeria, took the decision Monday at the opening of World Naval Sea Exercise tagged: Exercise Obangame Express in Douala, Cameroun.
They said that illegal activities, including drug trafficking, piracy and oil theft on the high sea, would no longer be tolerated.
The exercise, which would include a ‘show of military might’, aimed at making sea criminals steer clear of the waterways, was opened by the Camerounian Minister for Defence, Mebe Ngo’o Edgar d’ Alain, at the Camerounian Military Base in Douala.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented at the event by the Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroun, Mrs. Hadiza Mustapha, said that stamping out criminality at sea could not be achieved without a collaborative effort.
She added: “Countries are now co-operating to maintain international security. Nigeria is here for the exercise because the country and President Jonathan are firm believers in international security, especially in the maritime domain. As the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Cameroun, I am very proud that we have a large contingent, which is participating in this year’s exercise. I am very proud that it is happening in our brother country, Cameroun.”
“Safety of our maritime environment needs a collaborative effort. I, therefore, enjoin countries participating in this exercise to take it seriously for our common economic good,” said Edgar d’ Alain who spoke in French.
American Naval Chief, David Rollo, who serves as the Exercise Director for the United States Defence, stressed that time had come for navies to take drastic measures to end all sorts of illegalities on the sea.
According to Rollo: “The goal of Exercise Obangame Express is to uphold maritime security and safeguard the sea for the benefit of all nations. We are all threatened by piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking in drugs, persons and other goods. It affects development, it affects economy; it is a regional and global problem. That is why we are here. We have been planning this exercise for a long time; it is now time to execute it. All the countries are ready, we are ready and we are expecting great things.”
War ships, which arrived in Douala for the exercise, included those of Ghana, France, Netherlands, United States, Togo, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe.
Other war ships were those of Benin Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroun, Cote d’ Ivoire, Belgium, Portugal, among others.wNAVIES worldwide at the weekend resolved to tackle piracy and other illegal activities on the sea, especially in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea.
About 15 countries’ navies, including Nigeria, took the decision Monday at the opening of World Naval Sea Exercise tagged: Exercise Obangame Express in Douala, Cameroun.
They said that illegal activities, including drug trafficking, piracy and oil theft on the high sea, would no longer be tolerated.
The exercise, which would include a ‘show of military might’, aimed at making sea criminals steer clear of the waterways, was opened by the Camerounian Minister for Defence, Mebe Ngo’o Edgar d’ Alain, at the Camerounian Military Base in Douala.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented at the event by the Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroun, Mrs. Hadiza Mustapha, said that stamping out criminality at sea could not be achieved without a collaborative effort.
She added: “Countries are now co-operating to maintain international security. Nigeria is here for the exercise because the country and President Jonathan are firm believers in international security, especially in the maritime domain. As the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Cameroun, I am very proud that we have a large contingent, which is participating in this year’s exercise. I am very proud that it is happening in our brother country, Cameroun.”
“Safety of our maritime environment needs a collaborative effort. I, therefore, enjoin countries participating in this exercise to take it seriously for our common economic good,” said Edgar d’ Alain who spoke in French.
American Naval Chief, David Rollo, who serves as the Exercise Director for the United States Defence, stressed that time had come for navies to take drastic measures to end all sorts of illegalities on the sea.
According to Rollo: “The goal of Exercise Obangame Express is to uphold maritime security and safeguard the sea for the benefit of all nations. We are all threatened by piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking in drugs, persons and other goods. It affects development, it affects economy; it is a regional and global problem. That is why we are here. We have been planning this exercise for a long time; it is now time to execute it. All the countries are ready, we are ready and we are expecting great things.”
War ships, which arrived in Douala for the exercise, included those of Ghana, France, Netherlands, United States, Togo, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe.
Other war ships were those of Benin Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroun, Cote d’ Ivoire, Belgium, Portugal, among others.
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