Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria
Peoples Party (NNPP), says the military needs political capital to effectively
address the country’s security issues.
Speaking with reporters on Sunday in Lafia, capital of
Nasarawa, Kwankwaso said he is knowledgeable about security issues owing to his
time as a minister of defence.
The former governor of Kano said there is a need for
security personnel to be trained and retrained over time.
“We have a big problem in the country in terms of
insecurity,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“As a former minister
of defence, I am knowledgeable about security. I believe that our military has
the capacity to stop this mess through political will, encouragement, training
and retraining of personnel.
“We will deal with corruption; we will bring integrity and
capacity into the system; we will fight corruption decisively.”
Kwankwaso said if elected president, he would do everything
possible to ensure that mineral resources are mined for the benefit of
Nasarawa.
“Everybody knows that
Nasarawa State is blessed with mineral resources. We will ensure that mining in
the state is done in an organised manner so that the society can benefit,” he
said.
“We at the NNPP plan to provide Nigerians with good
governance, restore peace, address insecurity and improve the economy.
Nigerians have suffered enough. We are on a rescue mission.”
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