Issues · Security
Banditry, kidnapping, Boko Haram / ISWAP resurgence in the North-East, IPOB-linked unrest in the South-East and farmer-herder conflicts across the Middle Belt. The administration inherited a strained security architecture and has prioritised force expansion over structural decentralisation.
In Tinubu's words“Insecurity will be tackled head-on. The era of impunity is over. We will give our security agencies what they need to win.”
Renewed Hope Agenda, 2023 — Security chapter; May 2023 inauguration address.
Policy position
Maintain the federal-led, multi-agency model. Expand recruitment into the Nigerian Army and Police; reactivate Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Safe Haven. Resist state-police rollout pending constitutional review. Counter-insurgency funding ring-fenced in the 2024 and 2025 budgets.
