Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on
media and publicity, says his principal’s administration has made substantial
progress on the security front.
Ngelale spoke on Sunday during an interview on TVC.
He said security no longer dominates discourses among
Nigerians due to actions of government, adding that keeping the country safe is
the foundation on which to build investors’ confidence.
“When you look at the progress made with respect to the
national security situation in the country, I think it is important to note the
reason why much of the conversation in the country is looking at things like
the economy, looking at things like political development,” he said.
“This is really a
testament to the fact that the national security situation has evolved to the
extent that it is no longer the primary talking point in the country.
“Before now, a few months ago or a year ago or two years
ago, you open a newspaper, on the front page you are going to be seeing massive
numbers about casualties of people in different parts of the country from the
middle belt to the north-east to the north-west to the south-east and at some
point, even with agitations in the south-west.
“We have come a long way from that. Right now, you are not
seeing those numbers now.
“Yes, there are still
theatres where combat is going on, but it is really about taking what we have
inherited to a conclusion rather than being on the backfoot dealing with
threats that are wreaking havoc on our people.”
The president’s spokesperson also said there has been
visible improvements on the security situation in the south-east.
“So, we have a lot of progress. If you look at the
south-east today, you would have seen that there is a dramatic change in the
narrative in Igbo land with respect to the security situation,” Ngelale added.
“We are not saying Nigerians should be clapping for us. What
we are saying is that we have made substantial progress, and we are going to
ensure that we take that process to its appropriate conclusion so that our
people can live in peace, do business in peace.
“Ultimately, that is
the foundation on which we will be able to attract the investments that we are
aggressively promoting and attracting overseas.”
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We may not be surprised. When those who sponsor trouble come to power, they will usually appeal to their boys to lay down arms momentarily. So we may be b surprised if indeed insecurity seemed abated.
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