To ensure long-term national resilience, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gwabin Musa, has proposed four pillars of action.
He listed the four pillars as strengthening Institutions, especially the justice system, security forces, and democratic governance, economic empowerment through youth development, agriculture, and entrepreneurship.
The defence chief also mentioned the need to build community resilience, by promoting trust, intelligence-sharing, and local early warning systems and strengthening global partnerships, via improved intelligence cooperation and alignment with international best practices.
He called on the country’s academic institutions to rise to the challenge of knowledge production, national orientation, and security innovation.
“The University of Ibadan, as a centre of intellectual leadership, must continue to contribute to the national security discourse through research, dialogue, and mentorship of future leaders,” he said.
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Gen. Musa further reaffirmed the armed forces’ commitment to protecting the country and called on all Nigerians to embrace their role in national security.
“Security is not merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice, opportunity, and hope,” he said, while assuring his audience that he has the directives of President Bola Tinubu, to collaborate with other releveant agencies to tackle the the security challenges facing our country.
The lecture which was chaired by a former Chief of Army Staff and also former Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), ably represented by Lt. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun (rtd).
The lecture marks a significant contribution to national dialogue on security, stability, and sustainable development in the face of global fragility.
The chief of defense staff was conferred with fellowship of TeTFund Cenfre of Excellence in Security Management.