President Buhari Promotes, Decorates New Service Chiefs

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…Says, they’ve got short time to deliver

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja promoted and decorated the new Service Chiefs during which he charged them to speed up their actions in freeing the country from the current state of insecurity.

President Buhari specifically told the newly decorated Service Chiefs that they have got a few weeks to free the country from insecurity so that by the rainy season, the Federal Government expect people to develop confidence and go back to the land.

Speaking at the decoration ceremony of the Service Chiefs with their new ranks at the State House Abuja, Buhari said; “So that we don’t get into trouble by being away from the field and therefore unable to produce enough food for the nation.”

“During our four-hour security meeting, on Tuesday, I had taken the responsibility as Commander-in-Chief for you to go out into the field and secure the country”.

Buhari told the Service Chiefs to see their appointment, clearance and decoration as a vote of confidence on them.

The President said; “For those (of you) that have been confirmed by this ceremony, the decoration, in front of your spouses, is a further confidence loudly expressed on you on behalf of the nation, to respond to the insecurity the country is in,  and the nation looks up to you  for rapid relief.”

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces assured the Service Chiefs of his firm support as they deliver on their responsibilities, saying; “I have accepted responsibility for your actions in the field. It’s up to you to identify your competent officers irrespective of seniority and paper qualification and deploy them to make sure that we secure this country.

“We all look forward to you to perform and I as the Commander-in- Chief, I am backing you hundred per cent, and I expect you to effectively deploy your officers and men to secure the country”.

Responding on behalf of the other Service Chiefs, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor assured the President that they will not fail in their responsibilities saying that the mandate is clear.

Irabor said; “Nigeria will have peace again. Based on the mandate, we will address all issues, working with all other security organisations”.

Those decorated along with General Lucky Irabor are Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff and Air Marshal Isiaka Amao as Chief of Air Staff.

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