Pestra Unveils New Partnerships, Calls for Tech Security Solutions

Raheem Akingbolu

Pestra, one of the West Africa leaders in distribution of communication, safety, and security systems, has announced a significant expansion of its product portfolio during the recent Pestra Tech Day in Lagos.  The event marked a pivotal moment for the firm as the

company unveiled new strategic partnerships with top-tier global brands, including Johnson Controls, Optima, Zycoo, Avonic, and NVT Phybridge. This expansion solidifies Pestra’s unwavering commitment to providing cutting-edge, integrated security and communication solutions across the West African region.

According to the company, these new alliances brought an array of advanced technologies into Pestra’s portfolio, expanding its offerings to meet the growing demands for reliable security, communication, and safety systems. The inclusion of state-of-the-art access control systems, integrated security management solutions, and innovative communication products bolsters Pestra’s position as a distribution leader in the West African market. 

Stakeholders and experts, who spoke at the tech event, expressed their feelings over increasing insecurity and cyber threats, which they admitted pose a challenge to the economy at this time. To this end, they urged the Nigerian government to embrace technology security solutions to protect multi-billion dollar public assets across the country.

They argued that critical infrastructure like power grid, military installations, airports, oil pipelines, among others, represented the backbone of national security and economic stability, and should, therefore, be protected.

Giving his opening remark at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of Pestra, Paul Nwokolo, stated that a robust technology security solutions would be more effective in the protection of these assets. He said this would be in addition to the manpower security efforts.

Nwokolo said there were a lot of tools to be deployed at both private and public sectors to mitigate the insecurity risks the country faces today.

Also speaking, Regional Security Director, Africa General Electric, George Kobani, believed that the protection of assets at private and public sector levels would facilitate commerce and business.

“There is a nexus between security and business and without security you cannot have business prospering in our region. We have to solve the security challenge to have businesses prosper and thrive in our environment,” Kobani said.