President Muhammadu Buhari has
praised the Nigerian Army for its efforts against insecurity across the country
while pledging to improve personnel welfare for every military personnel and
their families.
The President said this during an
opening speech delivered at the Chief of Army Staff Conference in Kaduna on
Tuesday.
“I am highly impressed with the
conduct of operations that continue to flush out the terrorists from their
enclaves,” President Buhari said. “I ask you to sustain these great efforts.”
However, he noted that his
government was “aware of some of the challenges” particularly in the area of
training, manpower, barracks infrastructure and healthcare for armed forces
personnel and their families.
He stressed that the federal
government is committed to the armed forces’ welfare.
“Let me again reiterate our
government’s resolve to do everything within its constitutional power to ensure
the security and safety of law-abiding citizens,” he said. “This is a
commitment we have made and will continue to keep.”
Former Head of State, General
Yakubu Gowon (Rtd); Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Minister of
Defence, Bashir Magashil were all present during Buhari’s speech at the
conference.
The conference is an
end-of-the-year opportunity for the army to evaluate its activities for 2019
and develop strategies for its 2020 activities.
This year’s theme is “Application
of the Cutting Edge of the Nigerian Army in Tackling Contemporary Security
Challenges.”
In his speech, President Buhari
also commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Gen. Tukur Buratai, “on his
efforts to transform the Nigerian army.”
“He has keyed into the federal
government’s change agenda,” Buhari said. “I particularly commend his thrust in
the critical areas such as the innovative and inventive approach to produce
military hardware, infrastructural development, restructuring and
reorganisation, among others, with significant results.
“This government will continue to
support the army to sustain these laudable initiatives aimed at repositioning
you to deal with contemporary security challenges and to achieve a modern army
of the future.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com