Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in a form of challenge has informed members of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) to conduct comprehensive research that will assist in mitigating the security challenges in Nigeria.
Governor Fintiri gave the challenge while declaring open the 45th Annual International Conference of the Chemical Society of Nigeria at the Banquet Hall yesterday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital
The Governor who was represented by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Professor Maxwell Gidado, the Governor charged them to ensure that solutions be made to avert the use of the nation’s fertilizer in manufacturing weapons and Improvised Explosive devices (IED).
According to the Governor, “the same manner in which the fertilizer is produced through chemical, another chemical could also be manufactured to disable it effect so that the bandits terrorising the citizens be caught like rats”.
Also speaking the President, Chemical Society of Nigeria, Professor Moses Nkem Chendo said the theme of this year’s conference ” The role of chemistry in solving the present economic and security challenges in Nigeria is timely”.
According to Professor Moses Chendo “economic and security challenges are not only peculiar to Nigeria as a nation, but a global concern, saying the threats can either be social or natural “.
“National security therefore, involves not only protection against military attack, includes non military dimensions such as security from terrorism, minimization of crime, economic security, energy security, food security and environmental security among others”.
Chemistry, he stressed is essential in meeting our basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, energy and clean air, water and soil, adding that no meaningful industrial development can take place without the deployment of Chemical principles of the production chain.
In his keynote address, the National Security Adviser of Nigeria, Major General Babagana M. Monguno (Rtd) lamented that “Nigerians has developed a bad reputation in the area of security challenges globally”.
General Monguno revealed that no fewer than 14.3 million Nigerians are currently involved different forms of insecurity using chemistry in performing their negative tendencies.
The State Chairperson of the Chemical Society of Nigeria, Dr Nami Marcel Gaila while welcoming the participants however appealed to government at all levels to provide employment to Nigerian youths aimed at reducing the rate of security challenges.
