Rep blames growing insecurity on government’s failure to invest in education

Ibrahim Almustapha-Rabah, a house of representatives member, says the government’s failure to invest in education and job creation has led to a surge in criminal activities.

Almustapha-Rabah, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke in an interview with NAN on Monday.

“Unfortunately those criminal elements were nurtured by our collective action or inaction in addressing the identified gaps, particularly in education and employment generation,” Almustapha-Rabah, who represents Rabah/Wurno federal constituency of Sokoto, was quoted as saying.

“The street boys, the out-of-school children, the Almajiris of the last 20 years are the grown-up unemployed population we are managing today.

“Some of them frustrated and hopeless went into drugs and crime, the nexus being failure to address some basic issues of needs and development in the past.”

The lawmaker said education, employment, agriculture and infrastructure are key drivers of development that require attention by the government.

He said there is “virtually nothing” that lawmakers have not “raised and discussed” to improve the living conditions of Nigerians.

“More often, the resolutions passed by the national assembly require time and funding to implement,” he said.

The legislator said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to addressing the underdevelopment of the county.

On security, he said the national assembly is working on modalities to ensure Nigerians are secured.

”We hope these modest efforts and approaches will yield a positive result in the near future,” he said.

The lawmaker added that the parliament is “proactively focused” on its responsibilities.