No Country Has Absolute Sovereignty — Jimoh Ibrahim Defends Tinubu’s Security Strategy

No Country Has Absolute Sovereignty — Jimoh Ibrahim Defends Tinubu’s Security Strategy

By The People’s Voice Nigeria News

A security and war studies scholar, Senator (Dr.) Jimoh Ibrahim, has stated that no nation in the modern world possesses absolute sovereignty, citing global military cooperation as justification for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s collaborative approach to addressing Nigeria’s insecurity.

Ibrahim made the assertion while referencing the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, noting that America despite being a global superpower relied extensively on international military assistance to restore national security.

According to him, the United States received support from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, and New Zealand under the multinational military campaign known as Operation Enduring Freedom.

“The assistance extended to the United States included military assets, troops, aircraft, and naval deployments,” Ibrahim said. “This historical fact clearly demonstrates that sovereignty in the contemporary world is shared, not absolute.”

Holding a PhD in Modern War Studies, Ibrahim explained that President Tinubu’s security collaboration strategy aligns with liberal democratic norms and established international security practices, rather than constituting any erosion of Nigeria’s sovereignty.

He emphasized that cooperation among states has become essential in an increasingly interconnected global system where threats transcend national borders.

“President Bola Tinubu’s approach represents the conventional liberal democratic pathway for establishing peace in a geocentric global order,” Ibrahim stated. “It should never be misinterpreted as a compromise of Nigeria’s sovereignty.”

Expanding his argument, Ibrahim noted that the very idea of absolute sovereignty has become impractical in the modern era, citing transnational phenomena such as digital communication and global health emergencies.

“If absolute sovereignty were truly possible,” he said, “countries would be able to stop emails or even a virus like COVID-19 from entering their territories.”

He urged critics of the Tinubu administration to allow the government the operational space required to confront insecurity, stressing that international cooperation remains a proven and indispensable tool in modern conflict management.