BY GODFREY BIVBERE
MINNA — The Emir of Lapai, in Niger State, Alhaji Umaru Tafida III, has said that the country will come out of the current security problem in the country stronger than, even as he called on Nigerians to continue to pray for the nation.
The traditional ruler disclosed this in his palace when he played host to delegates consisting members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport and officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, who were in Lapai to monitor the ongoing work on the Maritime Institute at the Ibrahim Badamosi Babagida University.
Tafida siad the security situation was only a phase that would soon pass by, noting: “We will come out stronger from the present security problem. Each time and everywhere we go, we should continue to pray for the unity of this nation.”
He said those who witnessed the civil war (in the 60s) will not want another one and commended the Federal Government for siting the institute in Lapai, stressing that the action has strengthened the community’s believe in “Project Nigeria.”
Tafida commended the chairperson of Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Zaynab Abdulkadir Kure, for her uprightness and dedication to duty.
He noted that the chairperson’s dedication to ensuring the development of the maritime industry and especially the completion of the institute being sponsored by NIMASA, underscores her desire for a better Nigeria.
Responding, Kure said the visit was part of the committee’s oversight functions, adding that the committee had earlier visited other maritime institutes in other parts of the country.
Vanguard