Faculty members and participants of Course 15 of the National Institute for Security Studies have begun a week-long study tour of Kwara.

Receiving the delegation in Ilorin, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq gave a blow-by-blow account of Kwara’s socioeconomic, security, and environmental issues.

Mr AbdulRazaq informed them of the state’s myriad of problems, including deforestation and flooding, oil and gas, cleaner energy, security and poverty.

However, he told them that his administration had introduced a social investment programme to reduce socioeconomic crises, infrastructural deficits, and ongoing efforts to bridge the gap.

On insecurity, the governor listed mining, agribusiness, climate change, transhumance, grazing reserves, and herders-farmers crisis; activities of non-state actors and his government’s efforts to deny them a toehold in Kwara.

The discussion with the delegation was later held off-camera because of its connection to national security.

The Faculty Team Lead of NISS Course 15, Emmanuel Esomonu, described the rare insights offered by the governor on the issues as truly eye-opening and overwhelming.

“This goes to show how truly prepared and knowledgeable you are for this important office, Your Excellency,” said Mr Esomonu.

The participants, comprising top security officers and high-ranking public servants, are on a tour of Kwara as part of their 10-month course in the institute, leading to the award of Fellow of Security Institute.

Mr Esomonu, the head of the delegation and syndicate supervisor, said the team was seeking to know how the Kwara government is tackling the issue of climate challenges such as deforestation and other ecological problems such as deforestation and other ecological problems.

(NAN)