Nigerians won’t be talking about insecurity in next four years- Abbas

Nigerians won’t be talking about insecurity in next four years- Abbas

 Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Representatives,
says President Bola Tinubu is committed to stamping out insecurity in the country.

 

The nation has witnessed an uptick in banditry, kidnappings
for ransom and a resurgence in terrorist activities in recent weeks.

 

But speaking on Sunday at an event organised by the office
of the national youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja,
Abbas said Tinubu’s administration will ensure Nigerians no longer worry about
their security.

 

“There’s no country in the world that can achieve any
meaningful progress without adequate security,” Abbas said.

 

“The president and the national assembly, I’m sure if you
observe, have worked very hard to put non-kinetic measures in place to improve
security around the country.

 

“Like my own state (Kaduna), just two weeks ago, the UK
ambassador to Nigeria gave my governor (senator Uba Sani) an award for the
improved security within the state.

 

“I believe within the next two years, and certainly the next
four years of this administration, God willing, we will no longer be talking
about insecurity because the government will do whatever is necessary to ensure
that we create — more than any other thing — the enabling environment that will
mitigate and prevent insecurity.”

 

 

‘INCREASED BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH’

 

Abbas said the country will witness a tremendous increase in
its annual budget, citing the tax reforms, which are expected to improve
revenue generation.

 

”I want to assure you that this present administration is
doing its best. If you look at the historical figures in budgetary provisions
particularly for education and for health, you will see that there has been a
reasonable appreciation of the figures that we have recorded in the last two
budgets,” Abbas said.

 

“One thing I want you to go home with is that Mr president
and the national assembly have been able to cross a major hurdle that has been
bedevilling our budgets. And what is that? Paucity of revenue. If you remember,
the 2025 budget was increased significantly. But even with that, we are not
where we ought to be.

 

 

”But the good news today is that both the national assembly
and Mr president have come up with a revolutionary initiative that, within the
next one to two years, we will substantially increase the revenue profile of
Nigeria several-fold.

 

“And that is the tax reform initiative brought by Mr
president. Once it comes into effect, I sincerely believe that Nigeria’s budget
will improve at a minimum by five times what we have today. And that will be
the time when we will say we can look at sector by sector, agency by agency, to
give them what they require.

 

“But as of now, the revenue we have is simply inadequate to
satisfy any agency. And that is why we have what is called the envelope system
— to make do with whatever is given to you.

 

“But I assure you that, with Mr president in the driver’s
seat, that era will soon come to pass. That will be the time we can provide for
each agency what they actually require, and that will be the time we can start
talking about what the international standard is, what they are supposed to get
as against what they are getting today?”

 

 

‘TINUBU IS MY MENTOR’

 

Abbas described Tinubu as his mentor, saying their
relationship spanned over 40 years.

 

“I have so many role models. Asiwaju is one of them,
definitely because of his antecedents in being able to support people right
from the time he was a senator to governor,” Abbas said.

 

“And I have seen him with a set of people over a journey of
40 years, and he is still with them. Not too many Nigerians — not too many —
will be able to sustain relationships for such a very long time. So, he is my
role model as far as that is concerned.”

 

Abbas added that the national assembly will give Tinubu the
support needed to engender development.

Source: Nigerians won’t be talking about insecurity in next four years- Abbas

 - NigerianEye
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