Dare Babalola
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to Nigeria’s fourth position on the Global Terrorism Index 2026, saying the ranking is not surprising given the country’s deteriorating security situation.
In a statement on Thursday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, noted that the report aligns with the daily experiences of Nigerians, who are facing unprecedented levels of insecurity.
He wrote, “The just-released Global Terrorism Index 2026 by the Institute for Economics and Peace indicates that our country, under the leadership of the APC-led Government, has infamously earned a fourth position in the world on the impact of terrorism survey.
“While this report is not surprising to Nigerians, it is most painful that people who promised and were elected and appointed to secure our country are wining, dining, and dancing in a faraway land, whilst terrorists are killing and kidnapping citizens rampantly.
“This global report aligns with the daily lived reality of Nigerians, who are now more insecure than they have ever been in this Fourth Republic. In fact, under President Tinubu’s watch, insecurity has not just become very lucrative, it has attained a trillion-naira economy status.”
The PDP called on the Federal Government to take immediate action to address the security challenges facing the nation, saying it is the government’s primary responsibility to protect lives and property.
“We call on the President and the entire security hierarchy to stop performing reactive responses that have defined post-attack communications and rather adopt a whole-of-society approach towards solving insecurity.
“Furthermore, they should evolve programmes and policies capable of delivering negative peace (cessation of attacks and incidents) immediately and providing the basis for positive peace (voluntary and unforced harmonious co-existence),” Ememobong added.
The statement concluded, “We appeal to the President to deploy his famed political ‘mastery’ to provide a solution to the security of lives and property. Nigerians are tired of being killed for no reason.”
