Jonathan and Dangote Advocate Job Creation to Combat Insecurity

At the public presentation of "Beyond the Bullets: Policing Terrorism in a Democratic System," former President Goodluck Jonathan and industrialist Aliko Dangote called on the federal government to focus on job creation and revive abandoned social intervention programs to address insecurity. Jonathan, represented by his former chief of staff, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, highlighted the Almajiri education program and the Great Green Wall project as initiatives from his administration aimed at reducing socio-economic issues that contribute to insecurity.

He stated that the Almajiri schools were designed to provide vocational skills to youth, thereby decreasing their susceptibility to recruitment by criminal groups. Jonathan also noted that the Great Green Wall project could combat desertification and create jobs.

Dangote emphasized that military operations alone are insufficient to combat terrorism without addressing unemployment and poverty, urging collaboration between the government and private sector to create economic opportunities that complement security efforts.