By Linus Aleke
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, said, the deployment of modernized military equipment, will help the country to begin to say goodbye to insecurity.
The Minister also said, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in addition, is focused on investing in the blue economy, unmanned spaces, climate change and modernization of Military equipment.
The Minister said this while addressing the audience at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference 2023 with the theme: “Crafting a Strategic Blueprint for Security and Prosperity,” at MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, the Minister said, the focus of the National Defence policy of Nigeria is on the modernization of the Armed Forces.
In a statement signed by the Director of Press, MOD, Ms Victoria Agba-Attah, the Defence Minister, pointed out that Nigeria is developing her local Military Industrial Complex which would ensure innovation, and employment as well as fight insecurity.
Alhaji Badaru Abubakar aid, the Nigerian Government through the Ministry of Defence has invested a lot in providing equipment and platforms to address piracy.
He added that the International Maritime Bureau has declared that Nigeria has recorded less than two to five cases in the Gulf of Guinea.
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According to him, “the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria is responsible for maintaining peace and stability, not just within the black water, the brown water but deep down into the blue water. Indeed the Government is redoubling its efforts by providing more platforms like ‘falcon eye’ as well as the deep blue project that the Government has invested huge resources to addressing insecurity in not just the Niger Delta but the entire coastal areas of Nigeria”.
The Minister, said, the Nigerian Navy has been active in the area of fighting piracy which is an aspect that has brought down the economy of Nigeria, particularly in the maritime area.
He said that unmanned spaces have a significant impact on both security and the economy of the country, stressing that Nigeria should invest in unmanned spaces through agriculture to reduce insecurity in the country.
