2023: My Government To Tackle Insecurity With Technology In Nasarawa- Umbugadu
From Ajegena Manga
Lafia
Mr David Umbugadu, Nasarawa State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to tackle the spade of insecurity in the state with technology if elected in 2023.
Umbugadu stated this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) after the maiden meeting of all the PDP flag bearers in the state.
It could be recalled that so many prominent Nigerians including a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (Rtd) was shot dead in an ambush along Keffi in Nasarawa State in 2018.
Also recalls that Philip Shekwo, Nasarawa State Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) was kidnapped at his residence in Lafia in November 2020 and lettered found dead and recently Zakari Kigbu, former Federal Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC) was killed in Lafia.
The two-term House of Representatives Member of Akwanga/Nassarawa-Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency stated this against the background of a lot of killings, kidnapping, attacks and other criminalities that are going on unabated in the state.
Umbugadu said that security issues are very sensitive, but to create awareness about his blueprint, he would invest in modern security tools.
“We are in a digital era, so there are interceptors, that could be used to intercept calls from the bandits and kidnappers.
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“There are servers and communication towers, so if any communication emanates from an area, you can intercept all phone members in the area and act swiftly.
“The tricks of the bandits and kidnappers is the use the mobile phones of their victims to negotiate for ransom, so we will support the security agencies with modern gadgets to tackle them,” the PDP candidate added.
He also said Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, and drone technology amongst others would be deployed to complement the efforts of security personnel to keep the state secured.
The governorship candidate also said he would turn hundreds of youths into millionaires yearly through agricultural entrepreneurship and modern skies
as is the case in other developed nations of the world.
On the essence of the meeting, Umbugadu said it was aimed at having a comprehensive blueprint by the PDP candidates at all levels to develop the state and salvage it from poverty and insecurity.
He expressed optimism that PDP would defeat APC in all elections because the current administration in the state had nothing to show in the last three years.
Speaking on behalf of candidates for the National Assembly, Nathaniel Aboki, Senatorial candidate for Nasarawa North, expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity and thanked the governorship candidate for providing leadership to ensure the victory of the party in the 2023 polls.
Aboki said he is adequately and better prepared to represent the zone and attract more Federal Government presence to the area.
He promised to sponsor quality bills and would help address the problems of unemployment, poverty, insecurity and infrastructure among others if elected to represent the zone in the red chamber.
