LET YOUR FINDINGS OFFER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS: RIVERS SOLAD CHARGE COURSE PARTICIPANTS
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd) has charged participants of Senior Course 47 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, to ensure that their study tour provides practical solutions to the pressing security challenges facing the nation.
Vice Admiral Ibas gave the charge in a message to the Senior Course 47 participants paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday, which was delivered on his behalf by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika.
He emphasized the significance of their study tour to Rivers State, saying that there were prevailing security threats to lives and property, which necessitated the intervention of the current administration through the proclamation of a state of emergency.
He stressed the importance of gathering credible intelligence to address insecurity, noting that security challenges negatively impact economic productivity, reduce government revenue, and deter investments.
"It disturbs our utmost conviction that those who provide human capital that fuels insecurity in urban and remote areas include, of course, our rural populace. Hence, any study channeled towards harvesting grassroots intelligence is worth embarking on, as internal security without proper feedback mechanisms will be an illusion to be pursued but cannot be attained," the Administrator stated.
Earlier in his address, the Team Leader and Director of Logistics at AFCSC, Jaji, Commodore S. O. Abdularaheen, explained that his team was one of nine groups currently on study tours across selected states in Nigeria, as part of this year’s research on the Nigerian environment as it relates to national security concerns.
Commodore Abdularaheen stated that the team is guided by the theme: "Harnessing Grassroots Intelligence for Enhanced Internal Security." He noted that their findings would be compiled into a research paper for the college, with recommendations expected to be adopted by relevant government agencies and organizations for implementation.