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Osinbajo: Current challenges preparing Nigeria for future

Current challenges preparing Nigeria for the future, says Osinbajo

Olalekan Adetayo
27 April 2021
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the current challenges facing Nigeria, including security, are only preparing the country for the future.

He admitted that the nation is facing security challenges and there is a need to reorganise its security architecture.

According to a statement on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the Vice President spoke on Monday while receiving the Yakanaje Uke, (in Nasarawa State), Alhaji Ahmed Hassan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The statement was titled ‘We are re-organising Nigeria’s security architecture – Osinbajo.’

Akande quoted the Vice President as saying, “I believe strongly that the reason why we are experiencing what we are going through today is because  we are being prepared for the future.

“A future where we will take into account all of the problems because if we haven’t gone through the problems we are going through now, it will be difficult for us to appreciate the importance of fairness and justice, the importance of giving people a voice and a representation.”

Osinbajo said Nigeria was able to overcome the current security challenges confronting the nation and this was why the Federal Government is reorganising the entire security architecture in the country.


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