Climate Change Impact on Nigeria’s Security, Military Planning Worries Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday  tasked the Armed Forces of Nigeria to leverage digital technology in the fight against terrorism and other forms of insecurity in the country.

Osinbajo gave the charge at the combined 32nd convocation ceremony of officer cadets of 69 Regular Course and postgraduate students of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.

The vice president also said Nigeria must take cognizance of climate change and its implications for national security and military planning.

According to him, aside from the threat of environmental damage as a threat multiplier, desert encroachment and severe weather conditions can create new socioeconomic problems.

He said that as the world gradually stop the use of fossil fuel  and gas, there would be massive revenue loss, and Nigeria must begin energy transition strategy for the military.

“Aside from the serious revenue loss from declining earnings from oil and gas, there are the disruptions that may be caused because of our military’s dependence on fossil fuels for transport, logistics, mobility and weapons deployment.

“We must rigorously consider the implications of these shifts on our national defence apparatus.

“Because, as our country pursues energy transition, it is worth setting as a goal for our defence and security sector, an equivalent energy transition strategy for our military.

“The quest for clean energy leads inevitably to considering new options for civilian as well as military uses. This is a challenge to which we must apply,” he said.

By THISDAY

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