NIGERIA: NEC Approves Tinubu’s Plan to Revamp Security Training Facilities

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria 

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal to rehabilitate and modernize training institutions of security agencies across Nigeria, aimed at strengthening national security and operational efficiency.

The decision was reached during the 152nd NEC meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima.

According to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), the Council also endorsed a framework to proactively prevent riverine flooding in the 36 states of the federation.

President Tinubu, who addressed the Council, stressed the importance of upgrading security training facilities.

He said: “We have to make the conditions of the training facilities more conducive for both the trainers and trainees. We must modernize our training institutions and equip our security agencies with the capacity to respond to emerging threats.”

To implement the plan, the Council set up a committee chaired by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, with governors from Ogun, Kaduna, Taraba, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara, and Nasarawa States as members, and former Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, as Secretary. The committee has one month to submit its report.

Vice President Shettima charged state governors to align their development goals with President Tinubu’s trillion-dollar economy vision.

He noted: “The measure of government is not in speeches delivered; it is in the lives improved.”

The meeting also featured updates on Nigeria’s economic outlook, oil production, and flood prevention efforts, with the Council reaffirming its commitment to security, stability, and inclusive development across all states.