FEC approves committee to draft five-year defence plan

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a committee tasked with developing a five-year strategic defense cooperation plan. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following a Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President in Abuja.

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The council today also approved the establishment of a drafting committee for a five-year strategic defence cooperation plan.

The committee's membership is set to include key figures in Nigeria's security apparatus. These include the National Security Adviser, both Ministers of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, all service chiefs, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, who will also serve as the committee's secretariat.

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It will have membership as follows: the Office of the National Security Adviser, the two Ministers of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, and all the service chiefs, the Director-General of the DSS, the Director-General of the NIA, and of course the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, who will provide the secretariat for this council

Minister Idris stated that the committee has been given a strict timeline of 90 days from the date of approval to finalize and submit its report directly to President Tinubu. This initiative signals a focused effort to enhance Nigeria's long-term defense strategy and cooperation frameworks.

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They have 90 days from today to submit their report to Mr President