For recent interview, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed wey be the Labour Party vice-presidential candidate for 2023, don talk about how President Bola Tinubu declare security emergency for everywhere for Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed talk say di government don “miss di point” on how to tackle di security wahala wey don rise for di country.

Baba-Ahmed make am clear say to solve di problem of terrorism and banditry, no be to just add more security people, but to face di corruption and political interference wey dey affect di Nigeria Police. E argue say if dem fit support di police well and remove di corrupt practices, dem go fit handle di insecurity by themselves.

“No be about di number. Na to reduce corruption for di war against insecurity,” Baba-Ahmed talk for Arise News. E dey worry about di security budget, asking how much of di money dey really go to fight di insecurity and how much dey enter private hands or dey save for upcoming elections.

“Di total amount wey dem budget for security for dis current budget,how much of dat one dey actually go into di war and how much dey go into di 2027 elections? Na dat one be di problem,” he talk. Baba-Ahmed still say if dem fit remove corruption and political interest, di police go fit finish terrorism and banditry within months. “Once you remove dat, Nigeria go dey secure… Remove di Nigerian armed forces. Di Nigerian police alone fit wipe out insecurity and banditry for two months,” he declare.

Dis him talk come after President Tinubu don announce di nationwide security emergency, wey instruct di Armed Forces and di Nigeria Police Force to quick quick recruit new people. Di President talk say di police go recruit extra 20,000 officers, making di total intake 50,000, as part of di effort to tackle di rising attack and kidnapping wey dey happen for di country.

Besides di recruitment, Tinubu don also advise state governments to rethink about setting up boarding schools for remote areas wey no dey secure, after plenty students and teachers don dey get kidnapped for states like Niger and Kebbi. But Baba-Ahmed no gree accept dis idea, as e dey warn say e go allow bandits to control national policy.

Baba-Ahmed call di President’s idea on rural education “dangerous,” e talk say, “Dat one na deadly. Dat one no correct. I wish President Tinubu go hear dis thing fast.” E dey argue say di government suppose dey expand access to education for di vulnerable communities instead of restricting am. “E suppose encourage people to build. If I get money, I go build for di rural areas,” e talk, as e stress di importance of education for national growth.

Baba-Ahmed also highlight di struggle wey educators dey face, as e talk say dem dey fight silent war for di future of di country. “We for di educational world, we dey fight war on behalf of di country wey people no dey realize, and e dey as important as wetin di armed forces dey do,” e remark. E dey urge di government to continue to support educational initiatives for rural areas, no matter di wahala wey insecurity dey pose.

Dis conversation dey come at a crucial time as Nigeria dey face increase for abductions, rural attacks, and school kidnappings, wey dey raise urgent questions about safety, access to education, and di overall effectiveness of di country’s security strategy. As di situation dey change, di discussion wey surround security and education for Nigeria still dey important for policymakers and citizens alike.