Famadewa Convenes Maiden Homeland Security Meeting, Unites MDAs on National Security Strategy
The Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka O. Famadewa (retd.), has convened the inaugural Homeland Security Stakeholders’ Meeting, bringing together key government institutions and security agencies to strengthen inter-agency collaboration and develop a coordinated framework for addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges.
The strategic meeting, held at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) in Abuja, assembled heads and representatives of critical Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), alongside security and intelligence stakeholders, to chart a unified approach to enhancing Nigeria’s homeland security architecture.
Declaring the meeting open, Major General Famadewa reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to building a secure, resilient and technology-driven homeland security system capable of responding effectively to both existing and emerging threats.
He stressed that the administration’s vision can only be realised through sustained collaboration, intelligence sharing, institutional synergy and coordinated action among all relevant stakeholders.
According to him, the meeting also provided an opportunity to acquaint participants with the mandate of the Office of the Special Adviser on Homeland Security and outline its immediate strategic priorities.
Deliberations focused on four major pillars considered critical to strengthening national security.
These include the implementation of a Unified Surveillance Programme to enhance nationwide situational awareness; strengthening identity management systems to eliminate anonymity exploited by criminal elements; improving border security through technology deployment, intelligence-led operations and enhanced inter-agency coordination; and establishing a more robust early warning, crisis reporting and emergency response framework.
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Famadewa emphasised that the role of his office is to complement—not duplicate or replace—the statutory responsibilities of existing security institutions.
He commended the Armed Forces, intelligence services and other security agencies for their sacrifices and professionalism in safeguarding the country, while underscoring the importance of complementing kinetic operations with non-kinetic strategies aimed at preventing threats, strengthening institutions and building community resilience.
Participants exchanged views based on their institutional mandates and unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to deeper collaboration in implementing the identified priorities.
They agreed that Nigeria’s increasingly complex security environment demands a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, driven by stronger institutional coordination, intelligence sharing, technological innovation and sustained stakeholder engagement.
At the end of the meeting, participants resolved to establish effective coordination mechanisms, institutionalise regular stakeholder consultations and develop actionable implementation frameworks to translate the agreed priorities into measurable outcomes that would enhance national security and public safety.
Among those in attendance were the Permanent Secretary, Special Services Office; the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service; the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service; the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU); the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC); and the Director-General of the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE).
Representatives of the Armed Forces, security and intelligence agencies, relevant ministries, regulatory bodies and other critical stakeholders also participated in the high-level meeting, underscoring the Federal Government’s commitment to a coordinated and integrated homeland security strategy.
By PRNigeria
