National Security: Tinubu rebuilding what former presidents dismantled, says APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, hailed President Bola Tinubu for declaring a national security emergency and approving the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers.

The APC spokesman in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, in a statement, described Mr Tinubu’s administration as decisive, courageous, and focused on restoring peace and stability.

He stated that Mr Tinubu’s commitment was evident in his call to the national assembly for legislative action, seeking to urgently review existing laws and empower states to establish state police where necessary.

Mr Oladejo stated, “This is a clear departure from decades of lip-service paid to decentralised policing. President Tinubu is not only confronting insecurity with manpower and resources. He is restructuring the very foundations of Nigeria’s policing architecture to meet the realities of modern threats.”

He noted that the latest development to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers is unprecedented, hailing the president’s boldness and clarity in addressing constitutional bottlenecks that have hindered security enforcement.

“The recruitment of 20,000 new officers, now totalling 50,000 under Tinubu, signifies a reinvigorated national security posture, a decisive shift from reactive to offensive operations and a government willing to take hard decisions for the safety of its people,” he explained.

Slamming critics of the administration, the party spokesman stated that the APC-led government remained focused on expanding its capacity, reinforcing intelligence, and empowering “boots on the ground required to overwhelm criminal cartels and their enablers”.

“Those who left Nigeria vulnerable through negligence, mismanagement, and incompetence should be the last to question a president who is doing what they never attempted.

“They never recruited at this scale. They never reformed at this depth. They never summoned the courage to push for state policing. President Tinubu is rebuilding what they recklessly dismantled,” he stated.

Describing the government’s approach as a “national reset”, Mr Oladejo pointed out that Nigeria is entering a decisive phase in its security evolution.

Affirming confidence in Mr Tinubu’s administration style, the spokesman stated that the country is in safe hands.

“Nigeria is advancing toward a future where security is guaranteed, not gambled with. The Lagos APC proudly stands with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he takes bold, historic steps to secure every Nigerian, in every state, without exception,” he said.