As Nigeria now has its 16th President sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023, among what is expected to be tackled headlong by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the issue of insecurity. Nigeria has been grappling with security challenges for over a decade, with the emergence of the Boko Haram terror group and rising violent crimes in the country. [ad] Besides Boko Haram, which has been misusing religion for subversive activities, armed gangs, kidnappers, and separatist groups have exacerbated the security situation in this West African country of over 200 million people. Then there is the raging issue of ritual killings in the south, particularly Tinubu’s South West.
As Nigeria now has its 16th President sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023, among what is expected to be tackled headlong by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the issue of insecurity.As Nigeria now has its 16th President sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023, among what is expected to be tackled headlong by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the issue of insecurity.
Despite several operations to prevent terror groups attacks on civilians, kidnappings for ransom, and school attacks, past Nigerian governments found it difficult to find a genuine solution to the country’s security dilemma. Though significant efforts were made, a mismatch exists between expectations and actual success.
The NSA must have a direct interface with the President and the citizenry. He is the President’s eyes, and the National Security Agencies Act of 1986 expressly defined that role.
NSAs don’t only sit on a trove of intelligence; they oversee the intelligence activities of the agencies listed in their Establishment Act. This is why successive presidents prefer an NSA whose unwavering patriotism is unquestionable and who possesses a deep understanding of the nation’s internal security challenges. Here lies the paradox between preference and choice.
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