The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has not resigned from his position in light of the recently established Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, according to a top security source close to the presidency.
According to the source, claims that connected the development to Ribadu’s purported departure were untrue, unfounded, and deceptive.
The claims were widely reported after Retired Major General Adeyinka Fadewa was appointed Special Advisor on Homeland Security by President Bola Tinubu.
On Monday, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, the Permanent Secretary of the General Services Office, announced the appointment in a circular signed by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
“The SGF described Fadewa as a highly decorated retired military officer with over three decades of experience in military and intelligence operations, national security strategy, counter-terrorism, and international security diplomacy.
“He spearheaded the establishment of the Intelligence Fusion Centre at the Office of the National Security Adviser, creating an integrated multi-agency intelligence platform that brought together the Defence Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Agency, Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Armed Forces to improve national threat assessment and strategic response coordination,” the statement read.
“President Tinubu expressed confidence that the appointment of Major General Fadewa (retd) will further enhance the administration’s efforts toward achieving a safer and more secure Nigeria through improved coordination of homeland security initiatives, intelligence integration, and proactive risk management,” the statement added.
Rtd. Major General Adeyinka Fadewa records
ENigeria Newspaper recalls that after leaving the military, Fadewa worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Army Resource Center in Abuja, where he participated in conversations about national security reforms, police, and civil-security cooperation.
Now, the President has asked the new adviser to support the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda by utilizing his experience and strategic knowledge.
In recent times, Nigeria has witnessed a spike in insecurity in recent times, including banditry, terrorism, kidnapping and other violent crimes in different parts of the country, prompting renewed calls for improved security coordination and intelligence sharing among agencies.
