Sen. Gyang Pwajok (PDP-Plateau) on Monday called for the establishment of a Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Stability Fund to help rehabilitate victims of conflicts across the country.<\/p>\n
Pwajok made the call in Abuja while speaking to National Assembly Correspondents.<\/p>\n
He underscored the need for the special intervention fund, saying that it would provide succour for victims of prolonged conflicts in different communities.<\/p>\n
He also suggested that the substantial funds being spent on security agencies should be channelled into the special fund, which could be nurtured into a veritable means of addressing the conflicts in the country.<\/p>\n
“Whether Muslims, Christians, indigenes or non-indigenes, many citizens lost their lives and property during the crises.<\/p>\n
“There is the need for some degree of intervention to aid the people to get back on their feet.<\/p>\n
“Otherwise, we will be spending more on maintaining security forces and using forceful methods to bring about peace, rather than spending on other ways of promoting peace.<\/p>\n
“Our security expenditure is getting very high. It is not commensurate with what would have happened if we had spent the money on reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Pwajok also spoke on the need for the Federal Government to review the current measures being used to address the increasing conflicts in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n
He also noted that the extended involvement of the military in internal security operations had resulted in complications, thereby hampering the protection of the people\u2019s lives and property.<\/p>\n
Besides, the senator noted that the current arrangements had made it difficult for the police to effectively perform its internal security responsibilities.<\/p>\n
“Now, you are beginning to see that the security agencies are becoming vulnerable to attacks because they have moved out completely.<\/p>\n
“They are now more on the streets and are being attacked from the flanks.<\/p>\n
“That, in itself, is something that should make us to look at these issues very closely so that we don\u2019t allow this to continue.<\/p>\n
“We must deploy a method that would facilitate a situation where the police can have the capacity and logistics to investigate and bring culprits to book,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Pwajok called for greater collaboration among the various security agencies so as to guarantee the protection of lives and property.<\/p>\n
He, nonetheless, urged the security agencies to uncover and apprehend the masterminds of the activities of “the agents of death\u2019\u2019 who were fomenting trouble.<\/p>\n
NAN recalls that Pwajok became a senator on Oct. 16, 2012 as a replacement for the late Sen. Gyang Dantong, who died following a stampede at a funeral ceremony in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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