Bagudu urges inclusive growth to defeat extremism drivers

…Says Just Society Must Support Everyone

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

Abuja — Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has warned that Nigeria’s information challenges are being worsened by Sahelian pressures specified arsenic clime change, assets depletion, and unregulated migration.

Speaking astatine the maiden National Summit connected Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) successful Abuja, Bagudu praised the Office of the National Security Adviser for convening the forum. He recalled his puerility successful the 1970s, erstwhile migration from Sahelian countries into Northern Nigeria appeared harmless, lone to germinate implicit clip into a operator of conflict.

Bagudu further highlighted the shrinking of Lake Chad arsenic a root of hostility successful borderline communities. Citing a cleric’s view, helium suggested that Boko Haram’s roots whitethorn beryllium linked much to biology accent than spiritual motives, stressing that Nigeria indispensable code underlying drivers of extremism done inclusive policy, resilience-building, and equitable governance.

He added that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu consistently urges policymakers to plan frameworks that administer resources reasonably crossed federal, state, and section levels. “A conscionable nine indispensable enactment everyone,” helium remarked.

Mr. Jaye Gaskia of the PAVE Network emphasized the relation of civilian nine and younker resilience successful countering extremist narratives. Representing the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Yetunde Adegoke, National Coordinator successful Nigeria, reaffirmed GCERF’s committedness to empowering grassroots initiatives, stressing that lasting solutions indispensable look from section actors.

Media Consultant and Global Sentinel Editor-in-Chief, Senator Iroegbu, called for stronger credible narratives to antagonistic extremist propaganda, underscoring the value of amplifying assemblage voices successful nationalist information efforts.

The summit—organized by the PCVE Knowledge, Innovation & Resource Hub (KIRH) successful concern with the PAVE Network and supported by the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC)—gathered apical information officials, including representatives of the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Air Staff, alongside diplomats, journalists, and civilian nine groups.

Stakeholders pledged to grow investments successful livelihoods, greenish recovery, reintegration programs, and evidence-based, community-led strategies to code extremist drivers.

Spanning 3 days, the acme is expected to make actionable commitments and argumentation alignment to fortify Nigeria and the Sahel against the increasing menace of convulsive extremism.

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