Tinubu tasks homeland adviser to prepare 5-year security, defence plan

President Bola Tinubu has tasked his Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa, with coordinating the preparation of a National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan.

Tinubu gave the directive on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen coordination among the country’s defence, intelligence and security agencies.

The President also constituted an 11-member committee to prepare the strategic defence operations plan, with Famadewa serving as coordinator and providing secretariat support.

Members of the committee include the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas.

Also on the committee are the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Muhammed Muhammed.

Tinubu said the new framework would provide a common understanding of the threats facing the country, the operational objectives to be achieved and the capabilities required to address them.

The President said recent security successes, including the rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, demonstrated the importance of improved coordination among defence, security and intelligence agencies.

“The operation demonstrated what can be achieved when our agencies work together with a clear objective and the necessary intelligence,” Tinubu said.