…urges Tinubu to implement tangible strategies to restore safety
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), expressing deep solidarity with the Church’s mounting worries over the state of public safety across the federation.
Reacting to the official communique issued by CAN President, His Grace Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at the 2026 National Church Leaders Summit, Atiku stated that the body’s demands for urgent security reforms align closely with his own perspective on the current administration’s handling of national security.
The summit brought together a broad coalition of Christian blocs, including the Catholic Secretariat, the Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CPFN), the Organisation of African Instituted Churches, and the TEKAN/ECWA alliance.
In response to the unrelenting pressures of banditry and violent crime, the unified leadership declared a three-day period of national mourning.
Atiku commended the cross-denominational unity, calling it a vital wake-up call that should serve as a serious moment of reflection for all political leaders currently entrusted with the protection of Nigerian lives.
The former Vice President emphasized that the wave of insecurity across the country cuts through religious and ethnic lines, demanding a collaborative and unified response from all sectors of society.
He endorsed CAN’s calls for a comprehensive review of the national security architecture, sharper intelligence gathering, closer inter-agency cooperation, and greater operational accountability.
Atiku further called on other faith-based institutions, particularly major Islamic organizations, to lend their voices to the appeal to ensure a broad, inter-faith consensus on peace and stability.
The former Vice President further noted that structured policy critiques have often been overlooked by the current presidency.
He concluded by urging President Bola Tinubu to diligently consider the actionable points raised in CAN’s communique, emphasizing that the federal government must look past standard rhetorical assurances and implement tangible strategies to restore safety and confidence across the nation during his remaining months in office.