Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the state government would explore ways of using artificial intelligence, AI, to drive development and resolve political crises in the state.
The governor stated this at Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday when participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC-17 Syndicate 5) of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) paid him a courtesy visit.
He stressed that leveraging AI would significantly enhance operational efficiency and transform citizens’ experiences, emphasizing that advanced societies were accelerating the use of AI because it enables a faster data-driven decision-making process and allows administrations to make more informed choices that are based on accurate and real-time insights.
“Today, we are moving from the aspect of physical battle to intellectual battle and AI is the right model to use to fight crime,” the governor said.
He said because his government did not believe in violence, they have been using information to fight political battles.
“Rivers State, even in the face of the political crisis, is also peaceful. This is because the management of the State, as of today, has always emphasised that peace is the only way and solution for development.
“I want to urge everyone to think first about the well-being of our country. I want to appeal to everybody, let us stop this politics of bitterness and play politics of friendship,” he added.
The Head of the delegation of NISS, Didacus Egor Egbeji, said that officers at the rank of not less than Deputy Directors were in the State for a week-long study tour as part of requirements of their 10- month course at the institute.
Egbeji explained, “We are expected, after this one week tour, to go back to the institute to make a presentation of what we found in Rivers State in terms of the theme of the course which is “Artificial Intelligence, Security and Emerging Economies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects.”
Egbeji also said that at the end of those tours, they will do a review, put reports together and present it as an Executive Brief to President Bola Tinubu.
