APC manifesto pledges 108,000+ security personnel expansion if Tinubu wins 2027
The APC's 2027–2031 manifesto commits to expanding Nigeria's security workforce by 108,150 personnel if President Tinubu secures a second term. The plan combines 50,000 police officers, 28,000 military personnel, and 30,150 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) staff.
Most figures reflect previously approved recruitment. In November 2025, Tinubu authorised 20,000 additional police recruits, raising the force's target to 50,000. In July 2026, he approved expanding the Army from eight to 12 divisions with 28,000 new personnel—four divisions headquartered in Makurdi (Benue), Ilorin (Kwara), Jalingo (Taraba), and Benin City (Edo). The manifesto promises to complete, equip, and staff these divisions.
New elements include the 30,150 NSCDC recruits to absorb static security duties, freeing police for frontline crime prevention. The party targets a 1:400 police-to-citizen ratio and pledges digital records, body cameras, forensic labs, and a constitutional framework for state and community policing. No timeline or cost breakdown was provided for the NSCDC expansion.
Nigeria's security forces remain overstretched by insurgency, banditry, resource conflicts, and communal violence across multiple regions. The manifesto argues expanded personnel, better training, equipment, and intelligence will strengthen response capacity.
With 2027 campaigns underway, will voters judge this plan by its ambition or by the execution gap on existing recruitment promises?