Ayade presents 50 operational vehicles to security operatives in Cross River
Speaking at
the presentation, Governor Ayade said that “the state will not rest on its oars
in ensuring adequate protection of lives and property of its citizenry at all
times, hence our regular support to the operatives.”
While
assuring the officers and men of the state’s continuous improvement on their
welfare issues, Ayade noted that “the effort is to ensure that construction
work at the proposed 275 kilometres superhighway and the Bakassi deep seaport
is carried out without any hitches or breach of peace.”
He said, “Since
the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun, Cross River has become vulnerable to all
forms of criminality, particularly militancy who took advantage of the porous
sea entrance to the state.”
He added,
apart from the patrol boats, which the state was deploying soon, all land
boarders must be fully fortified and made safe for investors.
Explaining
the importance of the projects to the economy of the state and the nation at
large, Ayade stated: “My major rescue plan is to find an alternative means of
income and you know we’re a coastline state and we have taken advantage of that
to develop the deep seaport as well as an evacuation corridor that will bring
the Atlantic Ocean closer to our brothers in the north.
“Thus,
making it easier for those in Maiduguri and Kano who want to use the road to
port for exportation of their abundance solid minerals that abound in the area
can do so without hitches.”
Consequently,
while extolling pragmatic efforts at ensuring a safer state so far, Ayade
pointed out that, “We know that you are gallant officers and all we believe is
that with your presence and full commitment, we shall have our deep seaport and
superhighway constructed devoid of any militancy attack.”
Responding
on behalf of the other service commanders, the Commanding Officer, Nigerian
Navy, Victory Command, Commodore S.D Jubril, who thanked the governor for
always supporting them in discharging their constitutional duties, promised to
do their best at ensuring that all project sites are protected, secured and work
completed without any security issues.
The Governor
before now had presented 150 pickup vans to different security operatives early
this year as well as deployed additional 50 fully equipped operational vehicles
to the State’s own non arm-bearing Homeland Security for surveillance services.
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