FG LAUNCHES FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO TACKLE INSECURITY

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has launched a five-year strategic plan to address internal security across the country.

Aregbesola stated this in his remarks today at the launching of the Five Year Strategic Plan of the Ministry and its Services/Board in Abuja.

The interior minister noted that the plan would capitalise on the Ministry’s strengths and position to significantly impact the critical issues bothering Nigeria’s internal security.

He further noted that this is done through the four services of the Nigeria Immigration Service; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; Nigeria Correctional Service; and the Federal Fire Service.

He added that there is the need to have a holistic long-term plan for these agencies and other operating arms of the Ministry for their operations to be enhanced and for them to be more successful in their mission.

He added that available records and information have shown that the Ministry of Interior has operated without a strategic plan and the required synergy to drive internal security has been absent hence the current level of gaps in security management in the country.

Aregbesola explained that it is a key part of achieving the Ministry’s mandate, strategic goals and objectives by defining and articulating an executable Five Year Strategic Plan roadmap focused on shaping its future direction while the document is underpinned by the essential synergy necessary for actualising the core mandate of the Ministry which is effective internal security management and citizenship integrity