President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly appointed service chiefs to work together, pointing out that there is still work to be done.
Tinubu made the comment on Monday during his first meeting with the new National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and the new service chiefs following their appointment on June 19, 2023.
After the meeting, the NSA told State House Correspondents that the President assured the service chiefs of his steadfast support.
Ribadu stated that the service chiefs reiterated their patriotism to the President and Nigerians, as well as their willingness to work relentlessly to secure the country.
Ribadu 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, to Nigeria and Nigerians.
“We believe that the choice he made is the right one, the correct one, and we know what he wants for this country. We are 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.”
The NSA, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), stated that while the task ahead is significant, it will be completed.
“Where we are today, and you can see already, things are improving in our country. If you see the record of crimes and activities of criminals are going down, it will continue to go down. We’ll secure this place,” he said.
“Nigerians have seen the quality of the people that are given the opportunity. They are probably some of the best we have and they are not going to fail you. They’ll certainly deliver.”The meeting was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen T. A Lagbaja, the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla, and the Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar.
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, was also present at the security meeting.
