Deputy Senate president scores Tinubu high on security

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Army for significantly reducing insurgent and kidnapping activities, claiming the President has laid a strong foundation for national prosperity.

In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Barau highlighted Tinubu’s success in his first two years in office, despite contrasting concerns from Senator Orji Kalu and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum about rising violence in the South-East and North-East.

Barau said, “For instance, hundreds of terrorists have been neutralised in the North West geopolitical zone. Yes, there are pockets of cases of kidnapping and attacks, but they are minimal compared to the coming of this administration. The instances of incessant kidnapping on the Abuja/Kaduna road have become history. In the Southeast, the activities of unknown gunmen terrorising the region have been on the downward side.

“In the North East, Boko Haram was almost completely eradicated until the recent attacks in some parts of Borno State. I am confident that our gallant members of the Armed Forces will act decisively to smoke them out permanently.

“The people of the remaining five states in the North East live peacefully and conduct their lawful businesses—commendation to our gallant officers and men of the Armed Forces and other sister security agencies.”

He also noted the launch of phase one of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) to transform agriculture through innovation and investment, crediting enhanced peace for enabling such initiatives.

Barau urged Nigerians to support Tinubu’s efforts, stating, “President Tinubu has left no stone unturned in addressing the country’s challenges. He has been working genuinely to correct the fiscal misalignments. He has attracted foreign direct investments worth billions of dollars, paid the forex backlog and cleared the ways and means of the trillion naira he inherited from the last administration.”

Acknowledging ongoing challenges, Barau remarked, “It is not easy to ‘rebuild a shattered building,’” but assured that Tinubu is patiently working toward transformation.

He called for maximum public support for the government’s people-oriented and pro-masses initiatives to lead Nigeria to prosperity.

He concluded, “To this end, I urge all to give maximum support to the government to continue with these people-oriented and pro-masses initiatives conceived to take our country to the Eldorado.”