The Nigerian Senate is scheduled to commence a crucial three-day national summit today, aimed at devising solutions to the country’s worsening security challenges, barring any last-minute changes.
The summit will serve as a platform to aggregate and review the findings and recommendations gathered from similar security hearings previously conducted across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, according to a statement released by Sir Kenny Okolugbo from the Senate President’s media office.
“The 10th Senate has concluded the zonal hearings in the six zones of the country,” Okolugbo said.
He emphasized the inclusive nature of prior hearings, noting the participation of traditional rulers because “insecurity can only be stemmed by attacking its causes at the grassroots level.”
Addressing the issue of external focus on internal crises, Okolugbo remarked that the security situation had been flagged internally long before international attention was drawn to it.
He referenced a tweet by President Donald Trump but insisted that it was not the sole alarm.
He said: “The reality is that this grave situation had been presented on the floor of the 10th Senate by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as far back as May 2025.
“The issue with us as a nation is that we do not pay attention to internal solutions, we get more excited at international interventions.
“We have killings of Christians and Muslims alike, but the pain is felt even more because the Senate President today is the highest ranked Christian in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, being the number three citizen.”
Highlighting the gravity of the crisis and the Senate President’s perspective on the loss of life, Okolugbo recalled a statement made by Senator Godswill Akpabio following an earlier motion: “Senator Godswill Akpabio said after that motion that ‘the soldier that dies is someone’s brother, son, husband, and in the case of a female soldier, daughter, wife, and sister. Their death is just as painful as the deaths of the citizens killed.’
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