Newly sworn-in Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, rtd, has promised to look into the welfare of staff and officials of his ministry with a view to making them more professional and productive.
He also pledged to carry out immediate reform of the nation’s internal security architecture in line with international best practice.
Dambazau made the pledge yesterday in Abuja at his inaugural meeting with Directors and Service Chiefs of the Ministry of Interior.
He said, “Today marks the beginning of a new dawn in the Ministry of Interior; it’s a fact that the idea of security has moved away from the traditional approach to one that is people oriented human security approach.”
According to the newly sworn-in minister, security being the number one priority of any serious government must be given much attention. He also pledged reform in the Police, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
He stated that the ministry is very strategic to the resuscitation and transformation of the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria.
Danbazau averred, “There is no doubt that the Nigeria Security sector need reforms, especially when it concerns security sector governance.
“Nigerian prisons for example are highly congested with persons awaiting trials and we need to do something urgently about this.’’
The minister observed that lack of training; human capacity development and modern equipment in the Services was responsible for poor service delivery. He also called on stakeholders to collaborate with the Federal Government to reverse the trend.
He urged officials of the ministry to be corrupt-free while carrying out their duties.
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