The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to recruit extra safety personnel and supply trendy gear to sort out kidnapping and armed assaults throughout Nigeria if elected president in 2027.
Atiku, a former vp, made the promise whereas responding to a query from Abdullahi, a resident of Dutsinma, Katsina State, who requested how he meant to deal with insecurity within the North-West, North-East, and different elements of the nation.
His response was shared by way of Askatiku.ng, a web-based platform he launched to allow Nigerians to ask questions on his insurance policies, plans and proposed administration.
The platform permits customers to submit questions on varied points and obtain responses by way of electronic mail or WhatsApp. Reports point out that it has acquired greater than 1,000 questions, whereas a video displaying the previous vice-president answering a few of them has circulated on-line.
Responding to the safety query, Atiku mentioned rising the variety of safety personnel and equipping them with trendy instruments would strengthen efforts to fight kidnapping and assaults by armed teams.
However, the response, as offered, didn’t define particular recruitment targets, the proposed gear or an in depth implementation plan for the safety measures.
In one other alternate on the platform, Atiku defined the circumstances that led to the institution of ABTI University in Yola, Adamawa State.
The former vice-president was responding to a query from Denis, a resident of Lokoja, who requested about his motivation for investing within the training sector.
Atiku mentioned his determination was influenced by the challenges he skilled throughout his childhood, notably the scarcity of lecturers following Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
He recalled that international lecturers who got here to Nigeria performed a major position in his training and formed his appreciation for studying.
According to him, after finishing his college training, working within the public service and establishing his enterprise, he started contemplating methods to provide again to his group.
He defined that the reflection ultimately led to the thought of building ABTI University in Yola.
Atiku additionally recalled travelling to the United States to discover a attainable partnership with American University, together with the prospect of bringing a few of its lecturers to assist the proposed establishment.
He mentioned among the lecturers subsequently visited the proposed college to evaluate the mission and discover funding preparations earlier than building commenced in Yola.
The former vice-president mentioned he settled on Yola due to the impression lecturers within the space had made on his instructional journey.
Atiku’s responses addressed two points often raised in public discourse: insecurity and entry to training, as Nigerians use the web platform to hunt clarification on his coverage proposals and private motivations forward of the 2027 presidential election.
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