Insecurity: NANS Applauds Tinubu, Synergy Between NSA, Defense Minister, Others

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to addressing the pressing issue of insecurity in the country.

The body made this known in its assessment of President Tinubu’s first year in office.

Since assuming office, the student union said President Tinubu has demonstrated a clear understanding of the complexities of insecurity and has taken bold steps to tackle this menace.

At a press conference in Abuja, NANS national president, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, said the administration’s efforts to revamp the security architecture, boost morale among security personnel, and engage in community-led initiatives have yielded tangible results.

Emonefe also acknowledged the exemplary synergy and cooperation between the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, the Honourable Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar and the Service Chiefs.

He said their collective efforts have resulted in a coordinated and robust response to the security challenges facing our nation, leading to significant gains in the fight against terrorism, banditry, and other forms of criminality.

“It is no longer a hidden secret that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited a very troubled and ailing country in which the economy was in comatose and security challenges had assumed a worrisome dimension,” the statement said.

“As leaders of an organization that has been at the forefront of the democratic struggle and its consolidation over the years, it is therefore important to salute the courage of Mr. President in daring to take on the challenge of implementing the reforms that the country needed to get out of the woods, but which previous administrations feared to venture into because of the dire political and socioeconomic consequences that will be felt in the immediate. And in doing so, the administration took the worst imaginable bullets in criticisms, protests, innuendos and outright mudslinging.

“Very importantly, in an atmosphere of insecurity and failure of Defence, a country and its administration can do nothing. We therefore once again commend Mr. President for ensuring that the issue of security is prioritized and that the Nigerian Defence and Security mechanisms are strengthened.

“The rare synergy and the security coordinating capabilities between the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Honourable Minister of Defence Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar and the Chief of Defence staff need to be studied as a reference point to security governance in Nigeria. It is a huge break and relieve from the disarray of the past where Security agencies work at coss-purpose. And the outcome of this coordination is obvious.

“For us as students, again we are direct beneficiaries. From the reports we have received across the campuses in the past one year, we can authoritatively confirm that the security situation has improved both on the Campuses where there were security breaches in the past, and generally in the country. At some point in no distant past, some Campuses were even closed due to insecurity.”

NANS, therefore, urged the NSA, Badaru and others to continue their excellent work, building on the progress made and exploring innovative approaches to address emerging security challenges.