Bola In his first official meeting with security and intelligence chiefs since becoming president, Ahmed Tinubu promised reforms to address Nigeria’s insecurity.
Terrorism and an Islamist insurgency are entrenched in the country’s north-east, banditry and armed militias are common in the north-west and central Nigeria, and separatist agitations, oil theft, and sea piracy threaten the country’s south.
Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, famously promised and failed to defeat Islamist insurgents.
But, after Thursday’s meeting in Abuja, newly sworn-in President Tinubu “has made it very, very clear that he’s determined to build on whatever gains have been made and to reverse misfortunes and turn the tide in our favor,” said national security adviser Babagana Monguno.
Mr. Tinubu stated that better coordination, consultations, and timely reporting were all required to improve the way security agencies collaborated.
Mr. Tinubu stated at his inauguration on Monday that health, education, and infrastructure development would be top priorities for his administration.
