The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Monday has called for regional and collective efforts to address the insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region due to its significant implications for Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
At a meeting with the leadership of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, at the Presidential Villa, the Vice President assured that President Bola Tinubu is very much interested in the security situation in Nigeria and is not taking it lightly.
According to him, “The international lecture NAN is organising is very timely, especially on the issue of insecurity in the Sahel. The security situation in the nation is something that the President is very much interested in and is not taking it lightly.”
He expressed optimism about the potential outcomes of the conference, saying, “I believe that with the calibre of people that will grace the lecture, you will come up with a lot of perspectives on how to address the insecurity in the Sahel in a holistic way.”
Earlier, the NAN Managing Director, Ali Mohammed Ali, disclosed the theme of the conference, “Insecurity in the Sahel (2008-2024): Dissecting Nigeria’s Challenges- Genesis, Impacts and Options.”
He announced that the lead speaker at the Lecture billed for September 25, 2024, would be Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Chairperson of the ECOWAS Commission.
He said that the conference is part of NAN’s efforts to expand its role beyond news dissemination to actively contributing to national discourse and problem-solving.
