Lagos APC Applauds Tinubu’s Security Emergency Declaration, Says It Is a Courageous, Strategic Offensive to Secure Nigeria
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wholeheartedly commends President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold declaration of a national security emergency and the approval of an additional 20,000 new police recruits – a historic measure that brings the total security intake under his administration to an unprecedented 50,000 new personnel, following the earlier recruitment approval of 30,000 officers.
This is leadership in its purest form – decisive, courageous, and unflinchingly focused on restoring peace and stability across Nigeria.
Tinubu Calls for Legislative Action – A Complete Rethink of National Security
In a move that is not only unprecedented but also reinforces his commitment to comprehensive security reforms, President Tinubu has also called on the National Assembly to urgently review existing laws to empower states to establish state police where necessary.
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.
No President in recent history has shown this level of boldness and clarity in tackling long-standing constitutional bottlenecks that have hampered security enforcement at sub-national levels.
A Government of Action, Not Excuses
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
• A government willing to take hard decisions for the safety of its people
While habitual critics trade in alarmism, President Tinubu is expanding capacity, reinforcing intelligence, and strengthening the boots-on-ground required to overwhelm criminal cartels and their enablers.
This is the type of strategic leadership Nigeria has long needed – and now has.
The Opposition Can Take Notes
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.
A Turning Point in the War Against Insecurity
With a combined intake of 50,000 officers, strengthened intelligence coordination, and potential constitutional reform to establish state police, Nigeria is entering a decisive phase in its security evolution.
This is more than a policy –
it is a national reset.
Lagos APC’s Final Word
Nigeria is in safe hands.
Nigeria is protected by a President who leads with vision and courage.
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.
Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
27/11/25
