President Muhammadu Buhari has established the National Crisis Management Doctrine (NCMD), in an attempt to foster collaboration amongst Ministries, Department, and Agencies (MDAs) in the deployment of security services.
The NCMD was developed by the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and is expected to help tackle national crises more effectively.
Addressing participants at the event, President Buhari applauded the efforts of the National Security Adviser, retired Major-General Babagana Monguno, staff, and members of various MDAs for developing the doctrine.
The president described the feat as a significant milestone in recognition of the importance of collective efforts toward coordinated, effective, and efficient national crisis management.
Buhari further thanked the British and U.S. government for their assistance in the development of the doctrine and encouraged them to sustain their relationship with Nigeria.
In his speech, the President mentioned that Nigeria was faced with several security challenges ranging from terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping at the start of the administration. He also mentioned oil theft, rape, and other violent acts.
“The emergence of Boko Haram terrorist group, as well as bandits and kidnappers in Nigeria, considerably changed the country’s security situation, leaving panic in the minds of the populace.
“These and other security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of our security challenges confronting the nation to stretch the deployment of our security agencies, resources, and national security apparatus.
“Owing to the dynamics of these crises, the Office of the National Security Adviser revised the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) which I endorsed in August 2016.
“Within this strategy are certain works streams which include the Prepare and Implement strands that seek to mitigate the impact of terrorist attacks by building resilience and redundancies to ensure continuity of business, and a framework for the mobilization of coordinated cross-government efforts respectively.
“I am glad that the Office of the National Security Adviser has not relented in its efforts to implement the NACTEST by coordinating relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to develop the National Crisis Management Doctrine,” Buhari said.
According to the NSA, “the doctrine provides a detailed methodology for national crisis response, outlining how the various relevant MDAs should interact at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels.”
