First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has warned that the erosion of family values is worsening insecurity and social vices across Nigeria.
Speaking at the opening of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State, on Monday, Tinubu, represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, urged families to reclaim their role as the foundation of society.
Addressing the theme “Family and National Security,” the First Lady cautioned that many parents, overwhelmed by the struggle for survival, have abandoned their duty of raising children, leaving them vulnerable to cultism, drug abuse, prostitution, and extremism.
“This parental absence creates a void which often gets filled by bad company and destructive behaviour. The outcome is not only catastrophic for families but also dangerous for national security,” she warned.
Tinubu stressed that strong families build a strong nation, urging parents, religious leaders, and traditional rulers to reinforce positive values and strengthen moral foundations.
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She further assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is prioritising family welfare, citing the Conditional Cash Transfer programme that will deliver N25,000 in three tranches to 15 million vulnerable households.
Her Renewed Hope Initiative, she added, will complement government interventions to uplift families and promote national stability.
Declaring the three-week training open, she charged participants to leave the exercise stronger, more united, and mindful of their duty to family and country.
Earlier, AFCSC Commandant, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Idris Alhaji, described ‘Exercise Haske Biyu’ as a multi-agency initiative designed to strengthen collaboration against insecurity.
Running from September 15 to October 3, the programme features lectures, operational planning, field demonstrations, and a “Day in the Life of a Soldier” segment for civilian participants, all centred on the reminder that “the battle against insecurity begins at home.”