By Emmanuel Antswen
Benue State Public Service Institute says it is organising a security conference to proffer solutions to the security challenges bedevilling the state.
Dr Mark Nyitse, the Director of Research and Publication of the institute, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi that the conference would be the first of its kind in the state.
Nyitse told NAN the conference would focus on homeland security to articulate new strategies to confront the security challenges.
The director of research said that high-ranking experts would provide inputs on how to effectively stop the menace of insecurity.
“Gov. Hyacinth Alia is passionate about the security of lives and property of citizens, and we are going to provide a platform for experts to suggest practical ways to tackle the problem.
“I want to assure you that if there is security in Benue, there will be security in Abuja and Nigeria as a whole.
“We are doing everything possible as a research institute to devise solutions to the major problems of Benue, especially in the area of security.
“The conference is slated for March 26 to March 28 and will give resource persons in the area of security the opportunity to brainstorm,” he said.
Nyitse said that the institute had been training and retraining civil servants to bridge the existing capacity gap and ensure efficient delivery of government policies and programmes.
According to him, the institute trained all the newly elected 23 local government chairmen before they assumed duty. NAN
