Ekele diri gị wa rahmatu Allah na ngọzi ya. Ndaani, ekele abalị a. Ajụjụ m bụ nke a: ọ bụrụ na Chineke enyere gị ohere, kedu ụzọ ma ọ bụ usoro ị ga-eji dozie nsogbu nchekwa, karịsịa otú o siri metụta mpaghara ugwu Naịjirịa? Ajụjụ nke abụọ gbasara ọnụ ahịa ndụ dị egwu nke ụmụ Naịjirịa nọ na ya ugbu a, ọ bụrụ na...

On security, my plan to tackle insecurity covers every part of Nigeria, the North West and the whole of the north included. I am committed to setting up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel, to strengthen the response to banditry and kidnapping. I want to adopt a firehose principle for security coordination, driving continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions so we get faster responses and stronger intelligence sharing. Bordering states will jointly plan operations, share intelligence in real time, and coordinate responses, and I will push for an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services. I also want joint security frameworks with neighbouring states and countries facing the same threats. I believe that with the right political leadership, Nigerian security forces have the capacity to take on the insecurity confronting this country, and this is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime. I also recognise that insecurity has pushed crop farmers and pastoralists off their land, including into neighbouring countries, and that this has reduced food production and raised food prices, which is part of why tackling it must be a priority.

On the cost of living, I refuse to accept an approach where government simply watches prices rise and tells struggling citizens to endure. My proposed petroleum intervention is a production subsidy, not a return to subsidising imported petrol. It provides targeted support tied to crude refined domestically, with the intervention capped, transparently budgeted and independently audited. My argument is that we must reduce the cost of energy so that salaries buy more, reduce transport costs so that less of a worker's wage disappears just getting to work, reduce the cost of moving food so families spend less in the market, and reduce the cost of living so that after food, rent and transportation, parents and students have more money left. I place affordability at the centre of my economic programme, because when fuel becomes expensive, transporting food, taking goods to market, moving children to school, running a neighbourhood grinding machine, and powering a small shop all become more expensive, and that cost eventually arrives at the dinner table.

Sources:
• Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1795708957018776000, 2024-05-29 (Post on X)
“Sixth, tackle security headlong. President Tinubu, as a matter of priority, needs to rejig the nation's security architecture as what is currently in place i…”
• Candidate-approved answer, 2026-10-14, page 1 (CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER)
“My plan to tackle insecurity covers every part of Nigeria, the North West included. I am committed to setting up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units i…”
• Candidate-approved answer, 2026-10-10, page 1 (CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER)
“I believe that with the right political leadership, Nigerian security forces have the capacity to take on the insecurity confronting this country. That is wh…”
• Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1968238688191619251, 2025-09-17 (Post on X)
“Last night, I played host to political stakeholders from Borno State, led by Hon. Mohammed Kumaila. It is encouraging to see that more people, especially pol…”
• Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1795708957018776000, 2024-05-29 (Post on X)
“Second, President Tinubu’s policies create a hostile environment for businesses, big or small. The private sector is overwhelmed by Tinubu’s dismal policies …”
• Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2100618980339646804, 2026-09-17 (Article on X)
“Atiku said the relationship between energy costs and household welfare was precisely why his economic programme placed affordability at its centre. The World…”
• Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2094810791937446399, 2026-09-01 (Article on X)
“Atiku’s argument is precisely the opposite. Reduce the cost of ene…