These enforcement efforts follow the recent rollout of FCT directives requiring commercial motorists to utilize authorized bus terminals, while ordering automobile vendors to vacate parks and designated green spaces to improve urban security and mitigate flooding risks.

Meanwhile, the Senate has clarified the rationale behind excluding the FCT from proposed frameworks for decentralized policing. Speaking on the matter, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, explained that the territory operates under a distinct administrative structure compared to the 36 states. Unlike states headed by elected governors and legislative assemblies, the FCT is directly administered by the Federal Government through a minister accountable to the Federal Executive Council, with legislative oversight managed exclusively by the National Assembly. Consequently, the region remains integrated under the federal security framework as discussions regarding the National Policing Bill continue at the presidency.

In a position paper titled “Nigeria First: A Case for Protecting National Sovereignty and Dignity,” Buratai emphasized that the ongoing scrutiny extends far beyond the President’s personal reputation, warning that it carries wider implications for the nation’s global image and collective pride. He stressed that citizens should view the matter through a lens of national sovereignty rather than letting external pressure undermine the country.

Furthermore, the retired general questioned the legitimacy of foreign entities or courts acting as arbiters of character for a leader elected through domestic democratic processes. While clarifying that his stance is not a shield against accountability, he maintained that governance and leadership evaluations should remain rooted within Nigeria’s domestic institutions.