…Tells new service chiefs
…Says it has not been easy to fulfill his promises
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told his new service chiefs that Nigeria is in an emergency.
He said this when he met them at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Yes
Buhari (m) flanked on both sides by the new service chiefs
He said: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.”
While congratulating the Service Chiefs, Buhari said that “There’s nothing I can tell you about the service, because you are in it. I was also in it, and I will pray for you. I also assure you that whatever I can do as Commander-in-Chief will be done, so that the people will appreciate your efforts.”
He said the new service chiefs were aware of the stage Nigeria was 2015 and where it is now. He said “We promised to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. None has been easy, but we have certainly made progress.”
President Buhari also charged the Service Chiefs to be concerned about the morale of their officers and men, saying they should be made to feel physically and professionally secure. He pledged that Government would do its best in terms of equipment and logistics.
The Service Chiefs, who were led to the meeting by the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (retd), are: Major-General LEO Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral AZ Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice-Marshal IO Amao, Chief of Air Staff
The new chiefs were named on Tuesday at least two years after claimour for the removal of the former service chiefs.
