By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Presidential candidate, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has promised to Increase the number of Nigeria’s security personnel by 400 per cent if voted into power in the 2023 election.
Kwankwaso told journalists in Dutse, JIgawa State capital during his campaign visit to the State, that it is obvious that the number of security personnel compared to the total number of Nigerians is grossly inadequate.
The NNPP Presidential flag bearer explained that “the number of Nigerian Police, military, Department of Security Service, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and all uniform personnel cannot man the security of this country.
“Considering the Nigerian population and compared with the number of security personnel, there is no way that they (security) can handle crime and criminal activities in Nigeria.
“God willing, when I become Nigerian President, I will multiply the number of police, military, DSS, Civil Defense, other personnel by 400 per cent.”
He noted that “our plan here is apart from providing enough security personnel, it will also provide job opportunities to our teaming redundant youths and at the same time reduce the criminal activities by the youths.”
Kwankwaso also promised to introduce Community Participation Reorientation Committee (CPRC).
“This is a new policy which under it, we will make provision of providing some funds to every political ward to be taking care and maintaining any emergency of all public facilities in their respective areas.
“The committee members would be traditional and religious leaders, wealthy Individuals, NGOs, popular political parties, head of the facilities like schools, hospitals and other stakeholders.
“We did this in Kano when I was the Governor. It worked perfectly and up till now, they are practicing it.”
He further promised to review the JAMB, NECO and WAEC fees, “as part of our efforts to support and give opportunities to the children of the common man to further their education to tertiary levels.
“We will look for cancelling of the fees and if not possible, we will consider cutting the amount to be affordable to majority, and the few that cannot still afford it would be paid by government.
“Nigeria has enough resources to do that and even more than that. Our target to run a common man friendly government.”
Speaking earlier, the JIgawa State NNPP Gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim Ringim called on the people to vote to all the party’s candidates at all levels for positive change.
He said “the party’s manifesto contained all they need and meets the aspiration of the common man.”
Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim Ringim told the party supporters that “we developed a blueprint where we take care of social, economic and infrastructural plans and policies to be implemented to solve the present insecurity, economic hardship and other issues bedeviling the people.”