BREAKING: Our Political Leaders Including Tinubu Can Not Behave As If Insecurity Is A Normal Thing – Akande

Former presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, has called on Nigeria’s political leadership, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to stop treating the country’s security challenges as routine occurrences and instead respond with greater urgency and commitment.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, June 4, 2026, Akande expressed concern over the growing normalization of insecurity across the country.

He argued that repeated incidents of violence, kidnappings, and attacks should never be viewed as ordinary events, regardless of how frequently they occur.

According to him, both government officials and ordinary citizens have a responsibility to reject the idea that insecurity is an unavoidable part of daily life. He stressed that accepting such conditions as normal could weaken the nation’s resolve to demand accountability and pursue lasting solutions.

In his remarks, Akande stated, “Our political leaders including the president can not continue to behave as if this is a normal thing, and those of us citizens can not also behave as if this is also normal.”