Kwara Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman has commenced the renovation of selected barracks and police stations in the state, stating that such step would help make security agents more comfortable and boost their morale to continue to protect lives and properties. This was disclosed by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the governor, stating that such complement the governor's effort in provision of vehicles and other gadgets to strengthen the security architecture, thereby supporting the efforts of the federal government to secure lives. Speaking during a visit to the barracks of the mobile police in Ilorin where the administration has almost completed the phase one of the renovation, He said that the next phase would include the renovation of Area 'A' police division and provision of other amenities for quarters inhabited by the force. While appealing to monarchs to continue working with the government on security and peaceful coexistence in their domains, the governor noted that his administration is cooperatimv with Abuja to stop the farmer-herder crisis through various initiatives, including the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP). We are aware of security challenges in Nigeria and Kwara State is one of the safest in Nigeria. We recognise the contributions of our traditional rulers and security agencies. They have been able to work together to build strong security network," he told reporters after the meeting with second and third class monarchs from Kwara South Senatorial District. We had an interaction with our second class and third class traditional rulers who are much closer to the people and the agenda was how to mitigate the effects of the crisis around us, especially the fallouts of the migration into the state. We are engaging our traditional rulers to talk to the people on how to manage the relationships between various economic groups in their communities in collaboration with the government. We need to avoid crisis that could lead to food insecurity in Nigeria. We do not want our farmers too to be displaced because of insecurity. So, our discussion is on how to have better security and how to manage ourselves and create avenue for dialogue and how to reduce conflicts, he said. Speaking on the EndSARS protest, Governor Abdulrazaq said that there is a need for the state to support the federal government to improving the living standards of the security agents because it's not just about giving them vehicles but also upgrading their living conditions. According to him, "After the #Endsars protest I moved round many security formations and I saw a need for us to support the federal government to improve the living standards of the security agents. So it is not just about giving them vehicles (which we have been doing) but how to also upgrade their living conditions. So we are embarking on the Barracks' renovation project. "In the coming days, some of them (projects) are to be delivered, and we are embarking on more. I am glad that the contractor (handling it) has done very well. As you can see the Police community is excited about the delivery of the project. We will continue to work with the federal government and play our part as a sub-national government to make sure that the standard of living of our policemen is improved." Also, the governor commended President Buhari on infrastructure and human capital development, adding that the only critism many bring up is the security challenge, which must be joint effort in other to tackle it.
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