Insecurity Is Not Created in a Vacuum

Terrorists did not start under Tinubu. Bandits did not start under Tinubu. Boko Haram did not start under Jonathan. But each administration made its own foolish contribution: Jonathan: Timidity, fear of northern backlash, weak security coordination, and slow response to major national shocks like Chibok. Buhari: Nepotism, open sympathy for “repentant” killers, disastrous amnesty/rehabilitation policy, and complete collapse of deterrence.

Tinubu: Obsession with power arithmetic, early 2027 calculation, and a soft, timid posture towards the same interests that profit from chaos. So when people say: “They are using insecurity to destabilise Tinubu like they did Jonathan” The translation is: “Tinubu has the same weaknesses as Jonathan so the same people are pressing the same buttons.”

You cannot be desperate for power and still claim to be shocked when power players weaponise bloodshed. You Don’t Negotiate With Fire While Your House Is Burning If Tinubu was serious, his response to this wave of terror would not be: Endless meetings and statements Blame games PR defence from media aides Quiet romance with “stakeholders” who publicly minimize or deny the killings A serious president:

1. Declares total war on terror sponsors not just the boys in the bush, but the men in agbada, kaftan, and turban.

2. Rebuilds command structure appoint security chiefs based on war experience, not party membership or region.

3. Stops campaign mode bans talk of 2027 within his cabinet and party while the country bleeds.

4. Protects children and schools like national treasures safe school initiative, real military presence, technology, and intelligence, not press releases.

5. Faces the north honestly tells power brokers: “You either help stop this or you will be exposed and destroyed politically and legally.” But that requires courage.

Courage is rare in a man whose entire life project is “I must be president at all costs.” The Real “Destabilisation” We Should Be Worried About Nigeria is not being destabilised primarily by “elements”. Nigeria is being destroyed by: Leaders who see the presidency as a trophy, not a responsibility. Parties who see citizens as vote banks, not human beings.

A political class that plans next elections while citizens plan mass burials. That is the true destabilisation. And here is the brutal truth: If insecurity today is being used to weaken Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it is because he refused to tackle it like a leader and chose to manage it like a politician.

The same way Goodluck Jonathan tried to manage it and lost both Nigeria’s security and his seat. Power Without Purpose Is a Curse Those saying “they are trying to destroy Tinubu like they destroyed Jonathan” are accidentally confessing one thing: Nigeria keeps electing men who want power more than they want justice.

And as long as that continues: Bandits will keep testing the state. Terrorists will keep mocking the uniform. Elites will keep trading blood for bargaining power. Citizens will keep dying and will keep being used as examples in foolish political arguments. The solution is not to cry about “elements”.

The solution is to ask: Does the man in power fear losing Nigerians more than he fears losing power? Is he willing to destroy the system that benefits him in order to save the country that elected him? If the answer is No, then stop blaming “enemies of the government”. The real enemy of the government sits inside the government: Desperation, cowardice, and the addiction to 2027.