Ilorin Emirate Safety Education and Advocacy Initiative seeks collaboration to tackle insecurity in Kwara
Ilorin Emirate Safety Education and Advocacy Initiative seeks collaboration to tackle insecurity in Kwara
A non-governmental organisation, Ilorin Emirate Safety Education and Advocacy Initiative(IESAi) has sought for partnership with critical stakeholders to tackle insecurity challenges in Kwara State.
Speaking to Journalists on Wednesday in Ilorin after courtesy visits to National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and the Chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), the cordinator of the body, Prince Suleiman Yerima Sulu-Gambari, stated that the initiative was established to sensitise the public on measures to forestall insecurity challenges.
Suleiman noted that security is the responsibilty of all the citizens, hence the need for people to be educated on ways they could effectively be part of the solution amid the kidnapping, banditry, terrorism and other insecurity challenges battling the country.
He said "Our focus is to collaborate with critical stakeholders through public awareness, support security agencies with vital information, improve community safety and public awareness"
As part of its broader effort to tackle the menace of insecurity, the organisation also revealed plans to organise security confrences, town hall meetings, seminars and workshop, including engagment with youth formations and centres of learning.
Sulaiman, a retired DSS officer also called on the Kwara State government to increase its efforts in tackling security challenges, adding that "security is a serious business" and the government need to put in a lot of resources to tackle it.
Earlier during a courtesy visit to the secretariat of RTEAN, the cordinator decribed the transport workers as critical stakeholders in the fight against insecurity which also affects their business.
According to him, the collaboration with the commuters will help further enhance security education for the transportation sector which he described as an integral part of the society.
In his remark, the Chairman of the RTEAN, Alhaji Abdulrahman Olayinka Onikijipa noted that there is no substitute for peace, hence the need to collaborate with the initative.
"We accept your programme and we are ready to work with you" said Onikijipa who lauded the initiative for its focus on precautive education.
On his own part, the Chairman of Kwara State Branch of NURTW, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Ariwoola commended the brain behind initiative and urged its leadership and members to remain focused.
Ariwoola, who stated that the initiative will help stem the threat of insecurity pledged the support of his union to the advocacy, stating that " We will support you with whatever you need from us"
Amongst other things, the Ilorin emirate safety education and advocacy initiative also seeks to reduce social vices like cult-related violence, theft and robbery, cybercrime through sensitisation and public awareness
