The Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Mr. Babajimi Benson, says defence spending must be matched with measurable results.
He made the comment at the 2026 Budget Defence Session of the House Committee with agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction, in Abuja.
According to him, the budget defence session was aimed at ensuring accountability and better security outcomes.
Mr Benson also acknowledged the efforts made by the Armed Forces and security agencies in degrading terrorist strongholds, curtailing insurgency and confronting criminality across various theatres of operation.
He, however, emphasized the need for deeper institutional reforms, improved coordination and smarter deployment of scarce resources.
The Chairman also said the Committee strongly advocated a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to national security to invest in Strategic Communication to counter extremist ideologies and win the hearts and minds of vulnerable communities.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.