Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.| Credit: Facebook/RT Hon Daniel Ifon
By Valentine Amanze
The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured Nigerians that the Bola Tinubu-led federal government was making efforts to tackle the nation’s security challenges.
Tunji-Ojo, who gave the assurance on Tuesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, disclosed that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, were losing sleep over the issue.
His words: “Nobody is resting. Not the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, not the Minister of Defence, not the Chief of Defence Staff, not the DSS.
“Nobody is sleeping, we are working. This security issue is a major issue of national concern and I will not sit here and refuse to take responsibility for the security of Nigerians on behalf of the President.”
While stressing that security has improved in the country since President Bola Tinubu’s administration came on board, the minister pointed out that the Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) had been degraded by troops.
The minister explained that the current administration has led by example in securing the lives and properties of Nigerians.
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During the show, the minister weighed in on the recent attack by a new terror group in Sokoto and Kebbi State.
He urged Nigerians not to judge Tinubu, saying, “The President is aware of the security challenges.
“The President is sensitive to these issues. Do not judge the President, or this administration by the level of assurance. Talk is cheap, the real deal is the action.
“We came May 29 last year, I don’t want us to bring politics into this. We all know the situations across the board, have we gotten to where we want to get to? The answer is no. Are we where we were? The answer is no. We have made progress.”
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