I’m determined to protect Nigerians from poverty, terrorism – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to shielding Nigerians from poverty, criminality, and terrorism. Speaking at the passing out parade of the 72 Regular Course, Short Service Course 48, and Direct Short Service cadets in Kaduna, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu stressed that military action alone cannot resolve insecurity.

He highlighted his government’s focus on job creation, macroeconomic stability, investment growth, human capital development, and social protection as part of its strategy to curb poverty and strengthen national security.

He said: “My administration has remained unrelenting in our resolve to provide a holistically safe society for all our citizens by implementing programmes and policies empowering Nigerians to combat poverty, criminality and terrorism.

“We recognise that no amount of kinetic effort of our armed forces and other security agencies will guarantee the safety of our people if other key drivers of insecurity, such as poverty, unemployment, poor innovation and general economic and social disintegration have not been tackled.

“That is why, besides defence and internal security, my administration has continued to prioritise job creation, macroeconomic stability, improved investment environment, human capital development, poverty eradication and poverty reduction and social security.

“All these are being concurrently addressed through the Renewed Hope Agenda, which will drive my doctrine of 4D, diplomacy strategy centred on promoting democracy, driving economic development and nurturing Nigeria’s demographic potential and engaging with the diaspora community.

“This way, Nigeria will experience the transformative strides that would reposition Nigeria as a prime global investment destination.”