By Bukola Kayode
Chief of Strategic Planning and Innovations, Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research, Dr. Chaikor Alfred, has announced plans to host the South-South Zonal Stakeholders Summit On “Domesticating Stakeholders Statutory Responsibilities In Protecting Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructure And Other Assets
Alfred who doubles as Head of Secretariat, Summit Planning Committee said the meeting to be held in Port-Harcourt the Rivers State capital Private/Public Sector Partnership is aimed at building synergy and appropriate techniques to enhance knowledge leadership and management in the development of a strategic road map for proactive intervention and response strategy in line with the Risk Management Framework and provisions of the National Protection Policy and Strategy 2022 (CNAINPPS 2022); Petroleum Industry Act, 2021; the National Security Strategy Framework; and the Critical National Infrastructure Bill, 2021 currently under consideration at the National Assembly.
He explained that the scheduled meeting in Port-Harcourt is a follow up to an earlier Summit held in Abuja in March with the theme: Protecting the Integrity of Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructures, Monuments and Business Assets.
He further explained that the South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit is a Private/Public Sector Partnership aimed at building synergy, tact and appropriate techniques to enhance knowledge leadership and management in the development of a strategic road map for proactive intervention and response strategy in line with the Risk Management Framework and provisions of the National Protection Policy and Strategy 2022 (CNAINPPS 2022); Petroleum Industry Act, 2021; the National Security Strategy Framework; and the Critical National Infrastructure Bill, 2021 currently under consideration at the National Assembly.
He said: “The South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit further aims to intensify advocacy for Stakeholders Statutory Responsibilities. It shall also engender the re-engineering of appropriate legislations; and the strategic roadmap for harnessing expert knowledge and country wide technical support for deterrence, codified response strategy and recovery architecture to Nigeria’s critical assets.
“Equally important is the desire to seek renewed commitment to the challenges impacting the integrity of critical infrastructures and assets in the Region, especially the vandalisation and destruction of its complex ecosystem of separate yet interconnected infrastructures in the Oil and Gas; Telecommunications, Transportation and Power Sectors.
“To achieve the projected outcome and also sustain confidence building, diverse stakeholders are mobilised to discuss the challenges impacting the integrity, operations and security of these critical infrastructures and assets and also seek possible solutions and suggestions.
“The stakeholders being mobilized to the Summit include but are not limited to: Nigeria’s National and State Legislatures; the Armed Forces, Security and Intelligence Agencies; Statutory Regulators in the diverse Sectors of Nigeria’s productive economy; Investors/ Business Owners; Operators of the Infrastructures and Assets; Professional and Civil Society Organizations; the Traditional Institution, Socio Cultural and Pressure Groups”, he added.
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