Senator Adams Oshiomhole says Nigeria’s current security crisis began during former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s time in office. Speaking on The Mic On Podcast on Sunday, Oshiomhole, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, criticised Atiku—now an African Democratic Congress presidential candidate—for challenging President Bola Tinubu’s approach to the country’s insecurity. Oshiomhole argued that security problems were already present during Atiku’s vice presidency in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that subsequent political criticism does not offer a workable solution. He questioned the effectiveness of what he described as political visits to incident scenes, including condolence visits, as a means to address insecurity. He also said that other presidential candidates opposing Tinubu do not present substantially different strategies to tackle the “decade-long” security situation. The outlets report Oshiomhole’s claim directly, without presenting counter-statements or evidence in the supplied accounts.