The new service chiefs have been reminded by President Bola Tinubu of the value of teamwork and asked to fulfil the tasks that have been delegated to them.
This was revealed to State House reporters on Monday by National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu following the inaugural meeting of the President and service chiefs at the Presidential Villa.
Recall that on June 19 the President named new service chiefs.
The new service heads are Major General Christopher Musa, Chief of the Defence Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of the Army, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of the Navy, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Kayode Egbetokun, Acting Inspector General of Police.
The President, according to Ribadu, expressed his appreciation for their commitment and reiterated his faith in their skills.
He said:
we are here to thank Mr President for the opportunity he gave us to serve our country and to serve his own government.
We also pledged our loyalty to him, Nigeria and Nigerians. We believe the choice he made is the right one, the correct one, and we know what he wants for this country.
We’re going to work tirelessly to ensure that we accomplish that objective of securing our country, establishing peace, stability and let’s get our lives back.
He gave us the assurance that he’s with us hundred percent. He told us that we must work as a team and that there’s work to be done, he’ll expect us to deliver and we’re grateful for the opportunity. That’s why we are here.
Ribadu affirmed his faith in the team’s capacity to carry out their responsibilities.
He emphasised the positive changes already occurring in the nation, pointing to a drop in crime rates and criminal activity.
In response to the difficulties that lie ahead, Ribadu emphasised the team’s dedication to achieving their goals.
Where we are today and you can see already things are improving in our country. You see the record of crimes and activities of criminals are going down, it will continue to go down. We’ll secure this place.
Nigerians have seen the quality of the people that are given opportunity, they are probably some of the best we have and they are not going to fail you, they’ll certainly deliver, he said.
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