Nigeria on the Path to Progress: Wike Reveals Tinubu’s Plan to Deal with Banditry and Terrorism
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has declared that the period of terrorism and banditry in Nigeria will quickly be over.
Wike mentioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration is addressing the menace of banditry and terrorism by means of correct funding, the coaching and retraining of safety forces.
He disclosed this in his 2025 Distinguish Character Lecture, titled, “The Nigeria of our Goals” introduced on the Obafemi Awolowo College, Ile-Ife on Thursday.
Wike famous that Tinubu’s approval for the recruitment of forest guards throughout the nation to take cost of Nigeria’s forests, bandits and terrorists would now not discover incubation factors and free territories to function.
“Put merely, the period of banditry and terrorism would quickly come to an finish.
“These and plenty of different insurance policies and measures are being put collectively by Tinubu to reposition our nation on the trail of progress and growth,” Wike mentioned.
Earlier, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, described Wike as an easy politician.
Adeleke mentioned Wike’s wealth of political expertise and management model was exemplary.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi, the governor mentioned that the minister’s infrastructural transformation within the FCT was visionary.
Additionally, the Vice-Chancellor of the college Prof. Adebayo Bamire, mentioned that the theme of the lecture, ‘’Nigeria of our Dream” was well timed and thought-provoking.
“At a essential juncture when our nation’s democratic journey, when the challenges of governance, civic belief, and equitable growth are on the forefront of public discourse, this lecture affords a significant platform for reflection, engagement and ahead pondering.
“It calls us to interrogate the constructions that uphold democracy, the ideas that information accountable governance, citizenship and the methods that may unlock Nigeria’s growth potential,” he mentioned.