President Bola Tinubu on Friday said national security remained the fundamental bedrock required to achieve Nigeria’s economic ambitions and lasting prosperity, insisting that the safety and protection of lives constituted the baseline for meaningful business expansion in the country.
The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the remarks at the graduation ceremony for participants of the National Defence College Course 34 in Abuja, where he maintained that strengthening the Armed Forces and neutralising criminal elements, bandits and terrorists remained central to the government’s focus.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Friday, titled, ‘President Tinubu: Securing Lives Of Nigerians Non-Negotiable, Key To Our Economic Ambitions.’
Tinubu said, “Our economic ambitions accompany the duty to secure our people.
“The Armed Forces and security agencies continue to confront terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, piracy and organised criminality with courage and professionalism.
