By Muhammed Ogwu, Lafia
As year 2024 winds out, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has warned all citizens of the country across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to be security conscious during the Christmas and New Year season.
The NOA therefore, employed the citizens to report any activity of unknown persons and all suspicious movements in their respective cities or communities to the security agencies for prompt action, during the season.
The Director General of the Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the call in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital at a press briefing on some of the awareness campaigns currently being carried out by the Agency across the country.
Speaking on the theme, “Promoting Awareness, Ethical Values and National Development, Issa-Onilu who was represented at the event by the Director, Finance and Accounts at the Agency’s National Headquarters, Sule Haruna urged the citizens to collaborate with the federal government in order to tackle the security challenges facing the country.
The DG, however, maintained that apart from the ongoing awareness campaign on Security, the Agency was also carrying out awareness campaigns to discourage Get-Rich-Quick Syndrome among the citizens; Human Rights, HIV/AIDS, Tax Reforms Bill, among others.
His words, “Security remains a top priority of the government as it is required and expressed in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Some of the efforts of the government to address insecurity include strengthening the security architecture, increased funding for security agencies and expanding policing initiatives in order to improve collaboration between the citizens and law enforcement agencies.
“NOA is therefore urging the citizens to always report suspicious activities to the security agencies and be conscious of the fact that security begins with each one of us.”
Earlier, the Nasarawa State Director of the NOA, Priscilla Gondoalour reiterated the Agency’s commitment to continue to work hard towards ensuring that the entire residents of the state are constantly enlightened on the policies and programmes of the federal government.
She, therefore, promised that the NOA in the state will henceforth hold regular stakeholders engagements/town hall meetings, visit primary, secondary and tertiary institutions; places of worship, community development associations both at the state and local government levels, hold road shows and social media campaigns.
She added, “In all of these, the citizens will be enlightened on specific government policies and programmes as they interact through questions and answers, as well as making their inputs for nation building.”
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