- EKOHOTBLOG , 10th December, 2020
- European Giant, France has advised Nigeria to work with politicians, local and religious authorities in communities in order to overcome its security challenges.
During a meeting on Security, Peace Development in Zamfara, The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier, made his assertion on tackling insecurities, known to the attendees.
It was organised by Pastoral Resolve (PARE) in collaboration with the French Embassy PISCCA Project in Abuja.
Pasquier said the problems of Nigeria’s North, including banditry, insurgency, and low access to education, cannot be resolved by non-governmental organisations and the civil society alone.
The envoy, represented by Rafael Pont, Head of Corporation and Cultural Affairs, French Embassy, noted that all stakeholders must be included in the dialogue.
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“One of the key things in resolving this crisis is dialogue, engaging all the actors on ground, the political side, local authorities, traditional rulers and leaders.
“It is not only one NGO or CSO that has the power to resolve everything, It is a matter of tackling the challenges together”, Pasquier stressed.
PARE Project Coordinator, Umar Maraduna, regretted that security challenges in Zamfara have caused a high level of poverty and food insecurity.
Maraduna said the state is currently North-West’s epicentre of cattle rustling, kidnapping for ransom, and killings, particularly in rural
areas.
Director, Zamfara Directorate of NGOs, Nasir Usman, lamented that the state’s food production has dropped by 30 percent.
Usman added that the worst-hit areas are enormously fertile farmlands where most foods are produced.
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