Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has said Nigerians must uphold
the tenets of moral, religious, and cultural values to put an end to terrorist
attacks and insecurity in the country.
Mustapha,
represented by Permanent Secretary SGF office, Dr Amina Shamaki, said this at
the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Security Meets Business
Dialogue on Tuesday in Lagos.
He identified
unemployment as one of the root causes of insecurity, even as he appealed to
the corporate world to assist government in providing jobs, NAN reports.
Mustapha appealed to
Nigerians at individual and family levels to account for all children, and take
a personal interest in their individual development and conduct to ensure that
the effort of government, military and security agencies become positively
evident.
“Every member of
society has their level of responsibility; some to volunteer information, some
to provide counselling and some to engage in the theatre of the war itself.
“Above all, we must
all resort to our moral, religious, socio-cultural values which will make all
of us protect the sanctity of human life, abhor immoral and irresponsible
behaviours and live up to our responsibility of raising good members of the
society.
“Once our societies
are populated with good moral and religious behaviours, the fight against
insecurity will be easier to win.
.
“Unemployment is one
of the root causes of insecurity and our people believe only government jobs
could suffice especially as it relates to job security
“The corporate world
could assist by swaying notions away from this stereotype by equally, providing
clearly defined job security policies,” he said.
The SGF disclosed
that the government is employing a new approach to tackle insecurity, which
includes increased reliance on technology, increased funding and adaptability.
“Also, to tackle the
influx of illegal weapons, the government is working hard to realize the
establishment of a commission on small arms and light weapons in line with
ECOWAS Protocol.
“Government is in
the process of developing an internal security policy and strategy and this
will be robust and comprehensive and should provide guidelines on how each
internal security challenge should be adequately tackled with levels of
responsibilities,” he added.
He noted that
government since the inception of this administration had put in place serious
security measures which had aided reduction in the activities of the
terrorists.
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