The United Nations Development Programme
has named South-East Nigeria as the most human security secure
geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
This is contained in the National Human Development Report for Nigeria, 2016
The report adds that Abuja, which is the
Federal Capital Territory, is the safest city to live in Nigeria as it
ranks low in the Human Security Index
The UNDP defined Human Security as
safety from chronic threats such as hunger, disease and repression as
well as protection from sudden and harmful disruptions in patterns of
daily life whether in homes, jobs or communities.
The Economic Adviser, UNDP Nigeria, Mr. Ojijo Odhiambo, said at the launching of the report in Abuja on Friday that the North-East and the North-West remain the most affected areas in Nigeria
The report adds, “The report further
highlights the existing gap in human security across the geopolitical
zones of the country; – the most human security secure geopolitical zone
is the South-East while the North-West and the North-East geopolitical
zones are the least human security secured, with residents of the
Federal Capital Territory being the worst in most realms of the Human
Security Index.
“The North-East region of the country
has been the most affected by the more than five-yearlong military
insurgency. It also remains among the least developed parts of the
country.”
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