Prominent national security analyst and diplomacy scholar, Wole Madariola Olumide, has advised the Federal Government to prioritise the welfare of security personnel across board in the disbursement of the approved $1 billion to up the fight against security challenges in the country.
The Israeli-trained weapon expert said this in response to the recent approval of the National Economic Council for $1 billion to the devoted to fighting crime and criminality.
Olumide was of recent the Guest Lecturer at the Crime World Security Award held in Lagos, where he delivered a paper on: “The Socio-Economic Impact of Kidnapping on developing nations – Nigeria as a case study.”
He was at the event honored aalongside the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and two of his predecessors: Mike Okiro and Solomon Arase.
Olumide emphasized that acquisition and procurement of hardware without improving the welfare of military personnel is maladministration.
Food, clothing, allowances, medical supplies and temporary accommodation are all important, he said.
The erstwhile President of the Nigeria Shooting Federation admonished the government to let complaints disappear and ensure morale is boosted among the personnel of the security agencies.
He said: “This will help deployment functionally and flexibly, while good performances should also be rewarded.”
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