Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has
commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of new service
chiefs.
This is just as he has tasked them to justify the confidence reposed in
them by the president in ensuring that there is synergy in the battle
against insurgency, banditry, and kidnapping.
According to him, naming new helmsmen to head the various military
formations has once again proven that the president listens and acts
within the confines of his mandate.
He noted that President Buhari has once again risen to the occasion by
appointing new top military personnel to provide added impetus in
determined efforts by the federal government to make Nigeria more
secure.
Dr. Peterside called on the new service chiefs to do all within their
powers to arrest remnants of insecurity in parts of the country, in
addition to working with the civil society and collaborating across
agencies and institutions.
According to him, “the new service chiefs are coming in at a time when
Nigerians are demanding more decisive actions against insurgents,
bandits, and kidnappers. They sure have their works cut out; it is
obvious that they will be under pressure to perform.
“The president has responded to the yearning of Nigerians by bringing
fresh hands on board. We must all support them to succeed. Security is
for all of us and we must contribute our quota by assisting them in
whatever way we can.
“We must also commend the outgone service chiefs. They gave their best
in the fight against crime and criminality. It now behooves on their
successors to consolidate on what they meet on the ground and build upon
it.”