As part of efforts at encouraging a broad-based approach to tackling emerging contemporary security challenges in Nigeria, the Nigeria Police in conjunction with Vanguard Newspapers will be organizing a 2-day National Security Summit with the theme “Addressing Nigeria’s Security Challenges for Sustainable Peace and Development”. The event is billed to take place on 8thand 9th January, 2013 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, commencing at 10am each day.
The summit which will be officially flagged off by the
President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria,Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, will be attended by Military
and Police Chiefs, security experts/practitioners from within and outside the
country as well as other critical stakeholders in the Nigeria Project.
The summit which is a public – private partnership initiative is expected to
provide an avenue for Nigerians from all walks of life to make informed input
into concerted efforts by the Police and other security agencies at providing
lasting solution to Nigeria’s myriad Security Challenges.
While emphasizing the importance of the summit to the
transformation agenda of the Federal Government, particularly as it relates to
issues of safety and security of the nation, the IGP urged participants to
seize the opportunity provided by the summit to make sincere and informed input
on matters bordering on the general security of Nigeria and Nigerians. He
stated that the rationale for the summit is predicated upon the belief of the
Force that the business of policing and securing Nigeria is the responsibility
of all and that no single inpidual or organization has monopoly of security
knowledge.
While assuring participants that inputs, suggestions,
contributions and decisions reached at the summit will be given their pride of
place in new security policies and strategic operational plans by the
Government and the Police High Command, he equally promised that the Force will
do everything humanly possible to guarantee a safe, conducive and democratic
atmosphere at the summit to enable participants undertake a free, candid and
unfettered intellectual discourse. He urged participants to see their
participation in the summit as a call to national service and to do all within
their powers to deliver on the targets and objectives of the summit.
Other participants expected at the summit include:
representatives of State Governors, Special advisers on Security to State
Governors, principal officers of National and State Assemblies, CEOs of
registered and active private security agencies and representatives of ethnic
forums and nationalities. Others are representatives of National Human Rights
Commission, invited NGOs and Civil Society Groups, Labour groups such as NLC,
PENGASSAN, TUC, and Professional groups such as NBA, NMA, Guild of Editors,
NUJ, Representatives of PCRC at national and State levels and other invited
participants.
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