The Coalition of Patriots for Security Sector Reforms (CPSSR) has backed NAN and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, describing the initiative as a potentially important step towards improving coordination, resource allocation and operational effectiveness within Nigeria’s security architecture.

In a statement issued on Monday and signed by its National Coordinator, Dr Salisu Attah, the coalition said the 90-day timeline should be used to consolidate existing security frameworks into a practical operational plan rather than produce another standalone strategy document.

President Tinubu had directed an 11-member committee to prepare the National Threat Assessment and Strategic Defence Operations Plan within 90 days. The assessment is expected to identify Nigeria’s major security threats and their urgency, while the defence plan will set operational priorities, identify capability and equipment gaps and establish an implementation timetable.

CPSSR also welcomed the appointment of Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (rtd), the President’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, to coordinate the committee, saying his experience made him well suited to the role.

The coalition said Famadewa’s coordination responsibility should complement, rather than duplicate, the functions of the National Security Adviser and the service chiefs.

“Major General Adeyinka Famadewa brings to this assignment a combination of military, intelligence and strategic security experience that is relevant to the task before the committee,” Attah said.

He added that Famadewa’s role in coordinating the process and providing secretariat support would help ensure that the committee’s work remained coherent, properly documented and completed within the 90-day deadline.

Famadewa, who was appointed Special Adviser on Homeland Security in May, is a retired general with more than three decades of military and intelligence experience, according to the coalition. His experience, it said, spans national security strategy, intelligence fusion, counter-terrorism operations and international security diplomacy.

CPSSR said Famadewa’s previous articulation of homeland security priorities, including unified surveillance, identity management, border security and stronger early-warning and crisis-response mechanisms, further supported his suitability for the coordinating role.

The coalition also dismissed concerns that the new initiative could make existing security strategies obsolete, arguing instead that the focus should be on creating greater coherence among existing policies and operational frameworks.

“The objective is not to discard what already exists, but to bring greater clarity to how existing strategies, institutions, capabilities and resources fit together,” Attah said.

According to him, the National Threat Assessment would provide an updated picture of the threats confronting Nigeria, while the Strategic Defence Operations Plan would translate those threats into prioritised military and defence requirements.

CPSSR noted that the presidential directive allows the committee to consult or co-opt representatives of ministries, departments and agencies where their expertise or participation is required.

The coalition said the provision was important given the cross-cutting nature of Nigeria’s security challenges, which involve the military, intelligence agencies, police, border management authorities, infrastructure institutions and other civilian bodies.

It also welcomed the proposed linkage between the strategic plan and a multi-year defence expenditure and procurement framework, describing it as critical to preventing fragmented spending and ensuring that limited resources are directed towards clearly identified security priorities.

Attah said the success of the initiative would ultimately be measured by implementation rather than the production of a document within 90 days.

“The real test of this initiative will not be the quality of the document produced after 90 days, but whether its recommendations are implemented, funded and subjected to measurable accountability,” he said.

The group urged security agencies and other stakeholders to support the process, saying stronger inter-agency coordination would be essential to translating the proposed framework into improved security outcomes across the country.