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Buhari approves deployment of high-tech to fight insecurity in S/East
Buhari approves deployment of high-tech to fight insecurity in S/East
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of advanced technology to tackle insecurity in Imo and other parts of the South East.
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma disclosed this to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday.
Uzodinma said he was in the villa to thank the president for the various support and assistance given to the state and appeal to him to approve the tech deployment to enable the area to deal effectively with the security menace.
According to him, with the president’s approval, advanced surveillance equipment will soon be delivered to the region that will enhance the fight against insecurity without collateral damage.
The governor particularly thanked the president for the recent conversion of the Federal Medical Centre Owerri to a University Teaching Hospital for the Federal University of Technology, and the approval that converted Alvan Ikoku College of Education to a Federal College of Education.
On assurance for citizens of Imo State in the New Year, Uzodinma said: “Well, my people are enthusiastic and committed Nigerians and we believe in the unity of the country.
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“We believe that for us to grow as a people, we need the support and cooperation of the Federal Government and that I’ve always stood for.
“So, going forward, I know 2023 will be better than 2022. And the level of development we witnessed from 2020 to 2022 will be improved upon.
“And my people have seen a lot of things. If you go to South East, in Imo State, for instance, we got the approval of Mr President that has now enabled the government of Imo to partner with the Nigerian Navy, to dredge the Oguta River to Orashi River to the sea.
“This is opening up that maritime route, if there is a naval base we will now manage and control pipelines vandalism, crude oil theft, and all forms of criminality that besieged that area for a very long time.
“And the crime has gone down tremendously since the Naval base was established.
“So I think we have hope for a better Nigeria. The road that we just completed that was commissioned by Mr president, the Owerri to Orlu dualised expressway, Mr president has approved that Imo State Government be refunded.
“The good news is every day I come to Mr president, one positive approval or the other. So our people are happy, we’re committed, we’re happy; we have never had it so good.”
The governor maintained that the APC-led administration had done well in terms of the provision of infrastructure and security in Imo.
