Nigeria needs to deploy technology in fight against insecurity – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, reiterated that Nigeria needed to deploy technological applications in the battle against all forms of insecurity confronting it.
He made the remarks while granting audience to a delegation of the Abuja Chapter of Cranfield University Alumni Association.
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The Senate President recalled the enormous resources the Cranfield University had especially in the areas of technological courses.
Said he, “Nigeria needs so much of technological applications in almost every aspect of our life especially when we have to fight insecurity, insurgency, banditry and the rest of it.
L-R: Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, Senator Seriake Dickson, Deputy Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, President, Cranfield University Alumni, Abuja Chapter, Engr. Chief Wole Adeshina, Amb. Haruna Wando, Dr. Anietie Umofia, Dr. Jacob Abdallah, Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, Senator George Thompson Sekibo and Senator Gabriel Suswam during a visit by members of the Cranfield University Alumni, Abuja Chapter, to the National Assembly, on Tuesday.
“We need technology. When we are talking about economic development, you cannot stick with analogue ways of doing things and expect that you will compete with those countries that apply technology as means of doing business,” the Senate President said.
Lawan encouraged his fellow alumni to always think on how to make contributions to make Nigeria a better country.
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“I believe there is a lot that our country can gain from patronizing the resources in the Cranfield University. I am happy that we are sending our Airforce but it is not only our Air Force, we have so many areas of technological needs that we can benefit from sending our citizens there.
“I believe that we have a whole lot of things to do to make our country better. Whether someone is in Nigeria or outside the country, once we have the training, expertise, skills, we owe it as a responsibility to our people and nation to contribute in whatever meaningful way that we can to make Nigeria better,” Lawan said.
Earlier, the President of the Alumni Association who led the delegation, Engr. Wole Adesina said their mission was to let the Senate President know what the Association was doing in Abuja.
