By Sonia Odigie
The Alumni Association of the National institute (AANI), on Saturday held its 44th Annual General Meeting In Abuja with Director General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Major General Garba Wahab (rtd), admonishing Nigerians to realise that in matters of insecurity, “an attack to one is an attack to all. And it is not only the government that has a role to play in security but everyone.”
General Wahab, who was the Guest Speaker at the AANi event themed “Security As A Collective Responsibility,” admonished all Nigerians to embrace and recognize the shared responsibility to be secured as security challenges has gone beyond the impact of national boundaries.
Wahab also noted that the challenges of insecurity will not go away if left to individual entities to solve, stating that this underscores the need for collective approach.
According to General Wahab: “Security is of national interest and should not be left for one entity. We must find solutions to our problems.”
The National President of AANI, Ambassador Emmanuel Obi Okafor, said that “Nigeria is currently facing a very difficult time. The twin challenges of insecurity and economic difficulties have slowed down activities in all sectors of the economy, and as part of the association’s contribution to restoring normalcy, has partnered with the Centre for Transparency and Integrity Watch, to host an international symposium on ‘Countering Organized Crime in Africa: Building Resilient Institutions to Counter Emerging Threats.’
“We are also currently working with the Ministry of Defence to hold security sensitization seminars in all geo-political zones of the federation, all State chapters will have roles to play towards the success of the advocacy.”
Okafor stated that the change of attitude and efforts required to rescue Nigeria from the current security challenges is a collective responsibility that requires broad-based commitment and consistent implementation of comprehensive national development plans.”