Tinubu will deploy technology to fight insecurity, Ganduje assures North Central Zone

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has assured people in the North Central zone of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to tackle the ravaging insecurity in the zone.

Dr Ganduje gave the assurance when the North Central APC Elders Forum paid him a courtesy visit at the party headquarters on Friday.

According to him, President Tinubu will deploy technology to fight insurgency and banditry.

In his words; “The President has agreed to deploy technology in the management of security in Nigeria, in particular our forest that have become cities for bandits.

“Mr President is fully conscious of that, he is ready in order to make the institutions strong, the Army, Air Force, the Navy, the DSS, Civil Defense, even the NIA.

“He is rejigging on disconstitutions to ensure that we conquer the insecurity situation in the country”.

Earlier, the leader and convener of the forum, Rtd.Gen. Lawrence Anebi Onoja appealed to the National Chairman to intervene and address the incessant attack by terrorists and bandits in the zone which has had adverse consequences on the people’s social cohesion, triggered food insecurity and distorted their educational system among others.

He further urged the APC boss to consider the people of the zone for key appointments.

He said, “Remember us in the zone with key appointments in Federal boards, Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies in line with the Federal character principle.

“As you are already aware, the North Central zone is the home of solid mineral deposits in Nigeria and the food basket of the country. We request the government under the leadership of our party to come up with policies that will encourage our patronage of local miners instead of patronizing foreigners.

“We will need a Development Agency such as NDDC (in the South), North, East development commission (in North East). Similarly, we will require a North Central development commission that will coordinate strategies for harnessing the rich Agriculture, Tourism, Educational and human potentials of the zone in the interest of national development”.