The Senate has set up an ad-hoc committee to organize a three-day National Security Summit in Abuja.
The summit is expected to involve representatives from all levels of government: federal, state, and local, as well as traditional institutions, with the aim of proposing practical and legitimate solutions to Nigeria’s security challenges.
This resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South, on the urgent need for a national security summit to address the growing insecurity in the country.
Presenting the Motion before the senate plenary, Senator Jimo Notes with concerns the high level of global insecurity, which is rising due to the events in Russia and Ukraine and the Increasing problems created by the global North and responses from the global South, which include enhancing food insecurity and addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) deficits
Also notes that the growing Impact of the tariff war in America and the rising emphasis on balance of power by vaňous countries, are reflected in the new international order concerning immigration and the cancellation of visas by the new regimes, which has necessitated some countries to raise funds by selling citizenship.
Intensifying economic conflict, and undermining globalization, which the investment the global spare has pursued over the last sixty years
He further notes the growing importance of power, influence, and authority at the geo-centric level. As such, Nigeria must clarify its strategic engagement in the international arena and define the Senate’s role in advising the executive, to help the government achieve meaningful value for the country and uphold its sovereignty.
While a future world war may not require the traditional fanfare of military engagement, the intensifying global economic war—driven by disruptive innovation in security—is already gaining ground.
He expressed concern that recent events in our region have sparked feelings of discomfort and insecurity, potentially undermining the hard-earned accomplishments of our security forces. Although the military and its partners are working to address these issues, they cannot resolve the broader global economic conflicts or the repercussions of new American tariffs and rising tensions with China.
He believed that as a result of insecurity, Nigeria has become pervasive, impacting on both urban and rural areas, where banditry, ransom kidnappings, and terrorism are pressing Issues, across the country as well as other violent crimes.
The Senate, however, urged the Federal Government to rejig the country’s security policies based on the outcomes of the National Security summit been proposed by the senate.
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