From Owen Akenzua, Asaba
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has called for an all-inclusive approach towards mitigating the security challenges currently bedeviling the nation.
The governor made the call when he received in audience, participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course, EIMC, 2025 of the National Institute for Security Studies, NISS, Bwari, Abuja, who are on a study tour of the state, yesterday.
Governor Oborevwori, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr Kingsley Emu, stated that security is everyone’s business, hence the need for state and non-state actors to collaborate in security management.
He therefore called for a comprehensive security agenda that would integrate non-state actors into security governance to foster sustainable peace across the country.
The governor stated that in incorporating non-state actors as part of government’s peace building initiative, his administration set up a peace building committee with members drawn from communities, a step he said had helped to nip in the bud, security threats before they arise through early warning signals from intelligence gathering.
Oborevwori thanked NISS for choosing Delta State for their study tour, assuring them of the state government’s support throughout the period of the tour.
NISS Director, Mr Hyginus Ngele said Delta was one of the states chosen for the tour with a view to study its perspective in handling security issues, its experiences, strategies and results.
He said the activities and outcome of the study tour would have profound implications for security and developmental plans, while assuring that the report of the study tour would be made available to government when ready.
