Bashir Magashi, minister of
defence, has charged service chiefs and heads of security agencies “to raise
the bar of patriotic service to the nation”.
According to Mohammad Abdulkadir,
media aide of the minister, Magashi spoke during an occasion to mark his one
year in office.
Abdulkadir said the minister
expressed commitment to building a “robust defence sector that will usher in
sustainable peace and security in the country”.
“General Magashi was emphatic in
his resolve to continue to sustain the momentum of what he called the
irrevocable task of building a robust Defence Sector that will usher in
sustainable peace and security in the country,” Abdulkadir said in the
statement.
“He paid glowing obeisance to the
President Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari and
thanked him for the opportunity given to him to serve the nation as Minister of
Defence. He considers his task as work in progress in the delivery of his
mandate in the years ahead.
“Attesting to the unabated
support of Mr President for the Armed Forces to enable them end insurgency and
banditry in the country, he expressed optimism that there is light at the end
of the tunnel.
“He enjoined the Service Chiefs
and heads of other security agencies to continue to raise the bar of patriotic
service to the nation, emphasing that security is a collective responsibility
of all Nigerians.
“He thanked Members of the
Nigerian Armed Forces and stakeholders in the national security callings for
being parts of the success story of his 365 days in office.”
Although Buhari has refused the
pressure to fire service chiefs, the president has told them on different
occasions that their best is not good enough.
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