Nigeria’s Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday called on Nigerians to resist any attempt to divide the nation saying Nigeria is better as one indivisible entity.
The Vice President also called for the strengthening of community policing structures which he said will result in improved security situation across the country.
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Osinbajo who made this known on Tuesday while revalidating his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikenne ward one in Ogun state declared ‘we must resist any attempt to destroy the unity of this country, our people have lived and worked together for decades, even centuries.’
He added: ‘While we must attend to the cries of communities, and the cries of our people for justice, equity, and fairness, we can do so within this same union. Ultimately we are stronger together than apart.’
Osinbajo, in a statement on Tuesday evening by his media assistant, Laolu Akande, stressed that
despite the security challenges, the values of justice, equity, and fairness across communities nationwide can be addressed within the Nigerian union.
He urged Nigerians to ‘resist any attempts to destroy the unity of this country‘, adding that, ‘Our people have lived and worked together for decades.’
Commenting on efforts of the Buhari administration to tackle the country’s security challenges, Osinbajo noted that greater emphasis is being placed on technology for surveillance, intelligence gathering, and attack.
He explained that with the appointment of new Service Chiefs, the nation’s security approach had a ‘fresh set of eyes, intellect and skills and a fresh look at strategies against the insurgency in the North East, as well as banditry and kidnapping elsewhere.’
The VP also said states should formalize their local security structures and called for stronger collaboration between the security agencies and Justice ministries to help improve security nationwide.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK