The minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the fight against insecurity in the country is no longer a business as usual under the present administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Tunji-Ojo said that with the ongoing investment in technological innovation and a collaborative security approach that involves all the security agencies in the country, “we can forge a brighter, safer future for generations to come.”
The minister stated this yesterday while delivering a convocation lecture at the combined convocation of the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).
Tunji- Ojo who said that Nigerians could surmount all challenges confronting them because of their resilience and determination, if united, emphasised that “technology will undoubtedly continue to be crucial in shaping our responses to emerging threats.”
In the lecture titled, “Harnessing Technological Innovation: A Strategic Solution to Insecurity”, the minister said that President Tinubu had committed resources to ensure security in the country.
While noting that security is everybody’s business, hence it must not be left to the government alone, the minister said, “We stand at the threshold of opportunity, poised to become the architects of a new Nigeria. I made a resolve long ago that I would not pass on to my children the same Nigeria that was handed to me by my father. Instead, I am committed to bequeathing a Nigeria transformed, where dreams can flourish and aspirations are within reach.”
Tunji-Ojo further stated that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) had been able to adapt technology to tighten up the security architecture of the nation, through the deployment of remote sensing technologies.
According to him, all persons entering the country through its international airports were pre-profiled before they arrived in the country.
While urging FUTA, as a research institution, not to relent but to collaborate with the government, and develop a curriculum to build expertise, Tunji-Ojo said that the government should continue to invest in the education of young people in various science and technology disciplines so that they could grow to become critical building blocks in society.
Also, the vice chancellor of FUTA, Prof Adenike Oladiji, said that there were 6,405 graduates across nine schools of study from the combined 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.
Oladiji said that 519 graduands made first class, 3,408 got second class upper; 2,139 had second lower class, and 339 graduands were in the third class category.
She said that the university’s mandate was to carry out adequate learning and teaching, with research works, for the development of society.
