Tinubu Committed To Ending Insecurity – Akume

• SGF Akume unveils President Tinubu’s commitment to end insecurity, emphasizes unity and tackling climate change for farmers/herders crisis resolution
• Environmentalist Arc. Ukura inspired to find solutions, studies global herding practices to address Nigerian farmers/herders conflict

Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has stated that President Tinubu is committed to ending insecurity in the country.

On Thursday, he unveiled a proposal to resolve the intractable farmers/herders crisis in Abuja.

The SGF, who was represented by his chief of staff, Mr Chris Tarka, called for unity among all sections of the country.

He stated that being a Nigerian was a choice made by God, thus the need for peaceful coexistence.

Akume said;

The politics of divisiveness, whether based on religion , based on ethnic sentiments will not lead us anywhere. Today, as we start the journey forward under this new administration, our president made promises to Nigerians and he put the promises under the Renewed Hope Agenda. To this end, government has embarked on multiple programmes, among which is to tackle the issue of security head-on. The government is not shying away from the immediate and remote causes of insecurity.

One of the greatest issues that has contributed to insecurity in Nigeria is the conflict between herdsmen and farmers is climate change. You know that desert is encroaching more and more, and to this end, the Federal Government has put up a programme to control that called the Great Green Wall. It is a programme that will employ a lot of people.

The environmentalist who unveiled the proposal, Arc. Patrick Ukura, said he was inspired to find a solution because he personally affected by the farmers/herders crisis as two of his primary school class mates were killed in the conflict.

He said;

As an environmentalist, I thought it wise to try to find a solution because I believe that every problem on earth has a solution. I swung into action, I did desk study, travelled around the world to understudy how herding business is done in other countries.