What will you do differently to tackle insecurity and corruption in high places?
My plan to tackle insecurity covers every part of Nigeria, your community in Ughelli South LGA, Delta State included.
Here is what I am committed to doing differently.
I will set 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 will adopt a firehose principle for security coordination, driving continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions, both internally and externally, so we get faster responses and stronger intelligence sharing.
Bordering states will jointly plan security operations, share intelligence in real time, and coordinate responses to threats, regardless of regional grouping. I will also push for joint security task frameworks between neighbouring countries facing similar threats, such as banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime.
Security will also be structured as an integrated system across four levels: community-based intelligence networks at the local level to detect and report threats early, a stronger role for states in policing, rapid response, and conflict prevention, stronger federal coordination and enforcement at the national level, and collaboration with neighbouring countries on cross-border threats like terrorism, trafficking, and organised crime. Banditry and kidnapping will be designated as acts of terrorism, so that those who terrorise communities face the full force of national security and counter-terrorism laws.
On the question of wrongdoing in high places, what I have committed to spec
Where this comes from
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1853078096372535359 2024-11-03 ›
What We Would Have Done Differently
I've been inundated with inquiries of what I would have done differently if I were at the helm of affairs of our country. I am not the president, Tinubu is. The focus should be on him and not on me or any other. I believe that such inquiries distract from the critical questions of what President Bola Tinubu needs to do to save Nigerians from the excruciating pains arising from his trial-and-error economic policies. However, I understand and appreciate the challenges faced by citizens in seeking alternatives to what is not working for them. I hope Tinubu and members of his administration are humble enough to borrow one or two things from our ideas in the interest of the Nigerian people. I would now go ahead and articulate some of our ideas that would have had the potential to transform our beloved country.
IN GENERAL
We would have planned better and more robustly: My journey of reforms would have benefited from more adequate preparations; more sufficient diagnostic assessment of the country’s conditions; more consultations with key stakeholders; and better ideas for the final destination.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2083634560516903378 2026-08-01 ›
Different languages.
Different cultures.
One reality.
No Nigerian youth wakes up hoping for unemployment.
No Nigerian parent dreams of sending a child to an unsafe school.
No entrepreneur prays for higher inflation.
No family wishes to live in fear.
Our shared challenges must produce a shared purpose.
The Nigeria we seek will never be built on ethnic suspicion or religious division.
It will be built by citizens who understand that our diversity is a strength—not a weakness.
In 2027, let us vote for competence.
Let us vote for character.
Let us vote for ideas.
Let us vote for the future.
Mandate Number Three: Become Builders of a New Nigeria.
I ask you today not merely to support a candidate.
I ask you to build a movement.
A movement founded on ideas.
A movement rooted in integrity.
A movement committed to peaceful democratic change.
Go back to your communities.
Go back to your campuses.
Go back to your workplaces.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2087552029358956958 2026-08-12 ›
That must change.
When I speak about youth inclusion, I do not mean ceremonial appointments or creating a few positions with impressive titles. I mean real responsibility, political representation, economic opportunity and a genuine voice in government.
That is why I make this commitment before you today: under our political programme, we will deliberately open the doors of political leadership to a new generation. At least 30 percent of our legislative candidates will be under the age of forty, and I want to see a significant number under thirty.
But that commitment imposes a responsibility on you as well. Opening the door is not enough if those who enter are not prepared to lead. You must study government, understand public finance and policy, learn how institutions work, understand the communities you seek to represent and prepare yourselves for the difficult business of leadership.
Do not simply complain about the people making decisions. Prepare yourselves to replace those who are failing you.
p. 26 MANIFESTO OF THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (ADC) Party Manifesto 2027-2031 2026-10-05 ›
3. SECURITY The ADC will:
1. Operate a security framework across four coordinated levels: Security will be structured as an integrated system, with clear roles at each level to prevent threats, respond effectively, and protect Nigerians.
Details:
● Local-level intelligence: Build community-based intelligence networks to detect and report threats early ● State-level prevention and deterrence: Enable states to play a stronger role in policing, rapid response, and conflict prevention ● National-level coordination and enforcement: Strengthen federal agencies to coordinate intelligence, enforce the law, and respond decisively to threats ● Regional-level collaboration: Work with neighbouring countries to address cross-border threats, including terrorism, trafficking, and organized crime
2. Designate banditry and kidnapping as acts of terrorism. Those who terrorize communities will face the full force of national security and counter-terrorism laws.
p. 28 ○ To the North: Niger Party Manifesto 2027-2031 2026-10-05 ›
● Establish an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services
8. Internal Security and Crime Prevention Strengthen response to banditry and kidnapping.
Details: Establish Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained and mobile personnel
9. Adopt a firehose principle for security coordination.
We will drive continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions, both internally and externally, to ensure faster responses, stronger intelligence sharing, and more effective security outcomes.
Details:
● Strengthen internal security collaboration by enabling bordering states to jointly plan and execute security operations, share intelligence in real time, and coordinate responses to threats, regardless of regional grouping ● Establish joint security task frameworks between neighbouring countries facing similar threats such as banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime ● Strengthen external security cooperation with Nigeria's neighbours:
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-08 ›
I have never shied away from declaring my assets, and I believe in accountable leadership. On the specific PTDF allegation from my time as Vice President, I surrendered my immunity so the matter could be investigated fully. Both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and a special Senate Committee cleared me, finding no misconduct, and there was no prosecution.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-11 ›
Yes, I believe in accountable leadership, and I have never shied away from declaring my assets. I have said plainly that I am never one to be found wanting when it comes to probity, and I have publicly disclosed significant business dealings before, including making public the sale of my shares in Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels) to Orlean Investment Group in January 2021. That is the standard I hold myself to, and it is the standard I will carry with me into office.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-14 ›
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 in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel, to strengthen the response to banditry and kidnapping. I also 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. On top of this, 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. This is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-16 ›
On insecurity, my plan covers every part of Nigeria, 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 this will extend to joint security frameworks with neighbouring countries facing the same threats. I will also push for an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services. This is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime. I believe that with the right political leadership, Nigerian security forces have the capacity to take on the insecurity confronting this country.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
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.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On insecurity, my plan covers every part of Nigeria, Sokoto included. I will set up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel. I will 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 together. I will also push for an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services. I have said this is how we rescue communities from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime. I have also said that President Tinubu needs to rejig the nation's security architecture as a matter of priority, because what is currently in place is not serving the needs of the people.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On the economic hardship you are facing, I want to restore your purchasing power and reduce the cost of living. That means reducing the cost of energy so your salary buys more, reducing transport costs so less of your wage disappears just getting to work, and reducing the cost of moving food so your family spends less in the market. Alongside this, I am putting in place a financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs, to help move young Nigerians from dependence to enterprise.
On insecurity, my plan covers every part of Nigeria. I am committed to setting up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel. I will 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, alongside joint security frameworks with neighbouring countries facing the same threats.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On measuring progress at state, LGA and ward levels, I am committed to taking power and resources closer to where you live. I will devolve more authority to states, including giving states a greater share of national resources and stronger incentives to develop their local economies. I will decentralize human capital and social protection programmes to state and local governments for more effective delivery, and strengthen our national data systems, including a credible census and reliable social registries, so that government decisions are based on real evidence and programmes reach those who truly need them. I will also digitize processes like the Universal Basic Education Commission so that fund disbursement, school performance and project implementation can be tracked in real time.
On transparency, I will launch an online "Promise Tracker" portal and apply Open Government Partnership standards to publish live budget spending, contract awards, and performance metrics, so you can see how public money is being spent and hold my government accountable when commitments are not fulfilled. For infrastructure specifically, I will enforce mandatory third-party engineering audits and release funds based on verified milestones, to stop projects from being abandoned.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On tackling insecurity and restoring peace, my plan covers every part of Nigeria. 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 will 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. This is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On security, my plan covers every part of Nigeria, the North West included. I am 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 am adopting 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. This is how we rescue your community from banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On your first question, about tackling hardship, insecurity, and graduate unemployment: my plan is clear. End insecurity, bring down the cost of living, create opportunities for every Nigerian, and uphold the rule of law. I have the experience to do this. I led the reforms that returned loss-making government companies to private hands and opened our economy to private investment. I served in the Customs Service from 1969 to 1986, and I have built businesses that today employ thousands of Nigerians, so I know how jobs are created.
On security specifically, I am determined to strengthen the response to banditry and kidnapping by establishing Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained and mobile personnel. I will also drive continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions, both internally and externally, so that bordering states can jointly plan and execute security operations, share intelligence in real time, and coordinate responses to threats. We will also strengthen security cooperation with Nigeria's neighbours on threats like banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime.
p. 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On insecurity in the North, my plan covers every part of Nigeria, the North West and other northern states 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 will 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, regardless of regional grouping. I will also push for an independent Internal Affairs Agency to investigate misconduct within police and other security services, and establish joint security task frameworks with neighbouring countries facing the same threats of banditry, kidnapping, and cross-border crime. This is how we rescue your community from these threats.