The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says the state’s security architecture has grown into the country’s most effective sub-national framework, following two decades of consistent reforms and investment.
In a statement issued on Friday in Lagos, the party’s spokesman, Mr. Seye Oladejo, said the Lagos security model demonstrated that sustainable planning, political will and collaboration were key to achieving long-term safety and stability.
According to him, the system—developed from the administration of former Governor Bola Tinubu and expanded under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu—has ensured relative peace in Nigeria’s most densely populated and economically active state.
“Lagos stands today as the gold standard of what purposeful leadership can achieve. From Tinubu to Sanwo-Olu, we have seen security treated not as rhetoric but as deliberate and sustained action,” Oladejo said.
He said the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) had remained the nation’s most effective public-private security funding model, consistently equipping agencies with patrol vehicles, surveillance tools and operational gadgets.
“Through LSSTF, we have built a structure unmatched by any other state,” he added.
Oladejo noted that the Sanwo-Olu administration had strengthened the model through technology-driven policing, including surveillance cameras, crime-mapping tools and smart-city monitoring systems.
He added that intelligence gathering had improved significantly due to the integration of traditional rulers, community associations and civil society groups into the state’s security network.
“The community has become a full partner in maintaining vigilance,” he said.
The spokesman also highlighted Lagos’ strong inter-agency collaboration involving the Police, armed forces, intelligence units and state-owned agencies such as LNSA, LASTMA and the FRSC. This, he said, had enabled faster response times and reduced operational overlaps.
On emergency response, Oladejo said the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) had become a model for how sub-national governments could build world-class systems capable of handling fires, disasters and major emergencies.
He said Lagos’ continuity of governance had helped strengthen security structures over time, making the state well-positioned for the eventual establishment of state police.
“While some states are still debating structures, Lagos already operates an intelligence-driven framework that can be scaled seamlessly,” he said.
Oladejo attributed the successes to long-term planning under Tinubu and continuous modernisation under Sanwo-Olu. He criticised opposition figures for politicising national insecurity, saying Lagos had instead chosen responsibility and sustained investment.
“As President and Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu is implementing major reforms. Lagos remains the reference point for how federal and sub-national synergy can work,” he said.
He urged other states to study and adapt the Lagos model, noting that Nigeria’s security challenges required coordinated national and local efforts beyond election cycles.