Strategic Plan matters, because it translates intent into action and action into measurable results.”
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Monday unveiled Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Strategic Plan 2025–2030, describing it as a defining step in rebuilding national security.
The plan was produced by the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Akpabio said the launch was more than another policy roll-out.
“It is a moment when Nigeria again reaffirms that our people deserve to live without fear, that our children deserve a future of peace, and that our nation must be secured to prosper,” he said.
He noted that every generation must answer a question set by history, adding: “For ours, the question is clear: How do we secure our nation, safeguard our people and set Nigeria irreversibly on the path of peace, growth and stability? The Strategic Plan 2025–2030 answers this question with vision, discipline and ambition.”
The Senate President said insecurity has weakened national development.
“Investors withdraw, schools close, farmers abandon their fields, and hope retreats from the hearts of our young people,” he said, stressing the need for a “pragmatic, forward-looking and implementation-driven plan.”
Akpabio said the National Assembly has provided strong legislative support through new laws on defence, policing, intelligence coordination, cybersecurity and counter-terrorism.
“While security is a constitutional responsibility shared by all arms of government, the legislature has a unique obligation — to provide the legal, oversight and budgetary backbone upon which security institutions stand and thrive,” he added.
But he warned that laws alone are not enough. “We must invest in people, technology, training and strategic partnerships. We must replace short-term firefighting with long-term planning. That is why this Strategic Plan matters, because it translates intent into action and action into measurable results.”
He said the plan stands out because it embraces a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society approach, recognising security as a shared responsibility of citizens, communities, institutions and international partners.
Representing the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Coordinator of the NCTC, Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, said the plan is the product of extensive research and consultations with ministries, security institutions, academia, civil society and international partners.
He said the vision is to build the NCTC into a regional centre of excellence in countering terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the Sahel.