President Bola Tinubu’s new security strategy, according to former vice presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, is “a joke” that fails to address the underlying reasons of insecurity.
Datti claimed that Tinubu’s proclamation of a national security emergency “has missed the point completely” in an interview with Arise News.
He maintained that the government’s strategy was crooked, inefficient, and misdirected.
“He has totally lost the point.
“This state of emergency proclamation is absurd. He answered, “Leave it at that.”
Baba-Ahmed went on to say that the President’s intention to quickly hire and train thousands of new employees was denied.
According to him, the country’s security dilemma is not the result of a manpower shortage.
“Numbers are not the issue. In the fight against insecurity itself, it is about minimizing corruption.
How much of the funds allocated for security are actually used for the fight, and how much will be used for the elections in 2027? Nigeria will become safe if that corruption is eliminated,” he contended.
He asserted that the police could quickly eradicate banditry provided they were free from political meddling.
“Take out the Nigerian military. Insecurity can be eradicated in two months by the Nigerian Police alone. Give them support, eliminate political interest, and eradicate corruption, and they will succeed,” he stated.
Baba-Ahmed remarked, “This government is skating on thin ice,” in reference to the administration’s overall performance. It is unbelievable how thin the ice is. We are in a dangerous circumstance.
