Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that Nigeria would soon overcome raging insecurity in the country.
Osinbajo, who spoke at a meeting with the Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Adeola Ajakaiye, and others in Abuja, added that the country would be experiencing peace and prosperity.
Oba Ajakaiye was accompanied to the meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.
Osinbajo said: “The President has recently constituted a committee that will look at the whole security infrastructure with a view to looking at the needs of the military, as well as the police and security agencies.
“The result of that is a bill before the National Assembly, a supplementary bill. The purpose of that bill is to present some of the needs of the military, as well as of security agencies in order to be able to beef up our response to the security challenges.
“We have to keep looking at how to support our (security) services to ensure that our country is safe. I can assure you that soon, the issue of insecurity will be a thing of the past and that we will all live in peace and prosperity in this country.”
He said the Federal Government remained concerned and would continue to ramp up efforts towards improving security nationwide, adding that community effort was also vital in tackling the issue from the roots.
He said, “Any country with this number of security challenges must respond as robustly as possible.
“But it is also important to bear in mind that it takes a combined effort of all of us, at the local government level, state and federal levels; all of the levels; we need to come together to tackle this issue of insecurity.”
The vice president promised that the Federal Government would provide the necessary help to the community in tackling insecurity challenges.
Oba Ajakaiye, speaking, appreciated Osinbajo for granting them an audience and listening to their demands, including support for the establishment of a Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in the community.
The monarch said, “Again, as a community, we have come to appreciate you for your diligence, hard work, commitment, and loyalty; and that, we from the South West, are very proud of you.
“We want to assure you that we are very much in support of you. From our own end, we are doing a lot to ensure that the menace of insecurity will not remain in our domain.”