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Insecurity: Tambuwal Canvasses Policies, Interventions, Solution Providing Leaders

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3 years ago

November 1, 2021

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By Eric Elezuo

The Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that only credible policies, timely interventions and leaders who can provide solutions, can bring the challenges of insecurity in Nigeria to an end.

The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, who spoke during the party’s National Convention at Abuja, argued that the nation is in dire need of policy makers and leaders with a penchant for providing solutions if the country must come out of the insecurity situation it is currently engulfed in as well as curb unemployment, rising cost of living with special mention to energy, food and other essential items for living.

He reiterated that Africa and the world are counting on the PDP, which remains the only party, based on her precedents, that has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of this in terms of providing the aforementioned and sustain institutions capable of promoting collaboration in areas of security, innovation, trade, investment and defense of democracy.

“Our country Nigeria and indeed our continent Africa is worried and going through trying times. Our people are in need of policies, interventions and leaders that can provide solutions to the challenges of security, unemployment, rising costs of energy, food and other essential items for living decent lives. Africa and the world need a strong smart Nigeria that can provide the leadership that will help sustain institutions capable of promoting collaboration in areas of security, innovation, trade, investment and defense of democracy,” he said.

Tambuwal also made a case for the teeming youths of the country and the aged, saying that only a secure, safe and enabling environment to realise their budding potential in education, entrepreneurship and creativity, in addition to seeing their lifetime savings and investments safe and valuable, devoid of inflation.

He said: “Our young people need a secured, safe and enabling country that will allow them realize their desire to be educated, employed and deploy their entrepreneurial and creative skills. They need to be able to go around Nigeria to take advantage of our potentials and make the best of their talents and fulfill their ambitions.”

“Our old people need to see their lifetime savings and investments safe and valuable, not depleted by inflation and a falling currency. Parents and grandparents need to see their children and grandchildren safe, fulfilled and even prosperous. They need good health facilities and stabilities that will allow them age gracefully.”

Sustaining his argument that PDP remains the credible party as it stands today, he called on members the jettison division, but embrace unity, discipline and focus to bring to fruition all the solutions at their beck and call.

“The current state of the nation is a far cry from the need of our people across the country.

“These are big challenges that have been made worse by the pandemic and other issues across the world. In the PDP, we are a party of solutions not of blame and we need to find convincing and effective solutions to these challenges. To find and offer these solutions, it is imperative that we present ourselves as united, disciplined and focused on finding ways to bring out the best out of our people and building systems and institutions that aid, not destroy, that unites, not divide our country.

“Rather than join others who take the lazy and ineffective route of backbiting and geminating divisions across ethnic or religious lines, we need to put on our thinking caps and unite those many bright, willing and capable Nigerians.

“It is time we intensify and focus on presenting our vision as the party that will make our country attractive to the willing vibrant private sector made up of entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals that can serve as the engine room of growth, development and job creation. Nigeria needs to see us as the party that can present a workable plan that will promote, support and coordinate the country’s natural and social competitive potentials towards growth and prosperity,” the former Speaker of the House of Representatives said.

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Tinubu Presents N47.9trn 2025 Appropriation Bill to NASS

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4 days ago

December 18, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, presented the proposed 2025 federal budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.

The N47.9 trillion budget saw a whopping N3.5 trillion allocated to the education sector.

Other sectors that got higher allocations include defence and security – N4.91tn, infrastructure – N4.06tn and health – N2.4tn.

“It is with great pleasure that I lay before this distinguished joint session of the National Assembly, the 2025 Budget of the National Assembly of Nigeria titled, ‘The Restoration Budget’ security peace, building prosperity,” Tinubu said as he concluded his 30-minute presentation at 1:10pm.

This budget highlights the government’s focus on improving education, healthcare, and infrastructure, in line with its ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ aimed at boosting the economy and addressing key national priorities.

The live broadcast of the budget presentation today revealed the government’s plans for the next fiscal year. With a strong emphasis on human capital development, the president highlighted the budget’s commitment to improving the nation’s economic foundation.

Education sector receives major funding

A significant portion of the 2025 budget is dedicated to education, with N3.5 trillion allocated to the sector. President Tinubu stated that part of this funding would be directed toward infrastructure development, including support for Universal Basic Education (UBEC) and the establishment of nine new higher educational institutions.

“We have made provision for N826.90 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector,” Tinubu said.

This allocation aims to improve educational facilities and support ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s educational system.

Focus on human capital development

During the presentation, the president emphasized the importance of investing in Nigeria’s human capital. “Human capital development, our people are our greatest resource. That is why we are breaking record investment in education, healthcare, our social services,” he remarked.

Tinubu also pointed to the N34 billion already disbursed through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to assist over 300,000 students.

The budget includes continued investments in healthcare and social services as part of the broader goal of enhancing the quality of life for Nigerians.

Strengthening the economy and national security

Tinubu highlighted that the 2025 budget is designed to build a robust economy while addressing critical sectors necessary for growth and security.

“This budget reflects the huge commitment to strengthening the foundation of a robust economy, while addressing the critical sectors essential for the growth and development we envision; and secure our nation,” he said.

The budget aims to tackle key challenges and foster long-term economic stability by prioritizing infrastructure and development in key sectors.

Healthcare and social services allocations

In addition to education, Tinubu focused on the allocation for healthcare and social services. The government plans to increase investments in healthcare infrastructure and services to ensure broader access to essential healthcare for Nigerians.

These investments are part of the administration’s strategy to improve overall living conditions and enhance public health across the country.

President Tinubu’s proposed 2025 budget is said to reflect the administration’s commitment to achieving its development objectives, with a focus on economic growth, human capital development, and infrastructure improvement.

As the National Assembly reviews the budget, the president reiterated his administration’s resolve to address the nation’s most pressing needs.

Source: Nairametrics

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Ghana’s President-elect Mahama Visits Tinubu in Abuja

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5 days ago

December 17, 2024

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Ghana’s President-Elect, Dr. John Dramani Mahama, a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at his residence, Presidential Villa, State House on Monday.

Mahama won 56 percent of the votes in this month’s presidential election, compared to the ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 41 percent.

The landslide comeback for former president Mahama ended eight years in power for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under President Nana Akufo-Addo, whose last term was marked by Ghana’s worst economic turmoil in years, an IMF bailout and a debt default.

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I Stand by What I Said, Kemi Badenoch Replies VP Shettima

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1 week ago

December 12, 2024

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The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has lashed back at Vice President Kashim Shettima over the latter’s reaction to her comments about Nigeria.

Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents.

Badenoch, who attained age 16 in Nigeria before departing the country for the UK where she was elected Conservative Party’s leader, described Nigeria as a nation brimming with thieving politicians and insecurity.

However, Shettima, while speaking at the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, December 9, 2024, accused Badenoch of “denigrating her country of origin” with her remarks.

The vice-president listed influential people whose families had migrated to other countries, commending former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a “brilliant young man who never denigrated his nation of ancestry.”

Reacting on Wednesday, Badenoch lashed back at Shettima, saying she doesn’t do “PR for Nigeria”.

Her spokesperson, as the Tory leader, according to UK Express, said: “Kemi is not interested in doing Nigeria’s PR; she is the Leader of the Opposition in the UK.

“She tells the truth; she tells it like it is; she isn’t going to couch her words. She stands by what she said.”