President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that his administration is resolute in its drive to protect Nigerians from poverty, criminality, and terrorism.
Tinubu said kinetic efforts from the military alone cannot tackle insecurity, hence his administration is determined to confront criminality, poverty, and terrorism.
He spoke during the passing-out parade of Cadets of the 72 Regular Course, Short Service Course 48, and Direct Short Service in Kaduna.
Represented by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said his administration is prioritising job creation, macroeconomic stability, an improved investment environment, human capital development, poverty eradication and reduction, and social security.
He said: “My administration has remained unrelenting in our resolve to provide a holistically safe society for all our citizens by implementing programmes and policies empowering Nigerians to combat poverty, criminality, and terrorism.
“We recognise that no amount of kinetic effort of our armed forces and other security agencies will guarantee the safety of our people if other key drivers of insecurity, such as poverty, unemployment, poor innovation, and general economic and social disintegration, have not been tackled.
“That is why, besides defence and internal security, my administration has continued to prioritise job creation, macroeconomic stability, an improved investment environment, human capital development, poverty eradication and reduction, and social security.
“All these are being concurrently addressed through the Renewed Hope Agenda, which will drive my doctrine of 4D diplomacy, a strategy centred on promoting democracy, driving economic development, nurturing Nigeria’s demographic potential, and engaging with the diaspora community.
“This way, Nigeria will experience the transformative strides that would reposition it as a prime global investment destination.”
