All eyes on Homeland Security Adviser

• High expectations, scepticism over Famadewa’s appointment
 
By Philip Nwosu
For more than a decade, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (rtd) watched Nigeria’s national security conversations with growing frustration.
In 2023, he captured that frustration in an unusual comparison that quickly drew attention. He likened Nigeria’s endless security debates to the 1990s Salt-N-Pepa hit “Let’s Talk About Sex”,  a situation where everyone talks endlessly, yet little of real value is achieved.
 
•Famadewa
 
Today, the retired intelligence officer has moved from being a critic to a key player. His recent appointment as Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, announ...