The immediate past Chief of Army Staff,\u00a0 retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai,
\nsays he left the Nigerian Army better than he met.<\/p>\n
Buratai stated this in his valedictory speech during the Pulling Out
\nParade by the Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
He said that the army under his watch had achieved tremendous feat in
\nthe fight against insurgency and other security threats in the country.<\/p>\n
He added that he ensured adequate training of personnel and enhancement
\nof war fare capabilities of the army as well as prioritisation of
\npersonnel welfare.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is a day of appreciation and not a stocktaking, but let me put on
\nrecord that I left Nigerian Army better than I met it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Nigerian Army under my leadership was able to achieve great feat in
\nthe fight against insurgency in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been experiencing pockets of threats here and there, but I can
\nconfidently say that no part of Nigeria is ceded to any terrorist group
\nor criminals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe counter insurgency operation is a warfare new to Nigerian Army but
\nover time, we have continued to device means of tackling the ever
\nevolving dynamic nature of the threats in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Nigerian Army has remained resolute in the discharge of its roles
\nas enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge you all to continue to rise to the occasion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Buratai said that while it was always necessary to say goodbye at a
\npoint in life, he said it was not easy to find the right word to say
\ngoodbye to the courageous and dedicated team that worked with him.<\/p>\n
He said that Nigerian Army also made giant strides in infrastructure
\ndevelopment across the country.<\/p>\n
Buratai commended the officers and soldiers of Nigerian Army for their
\ndedication and loyalty, which he said assisted him to achieve so much in
\noffice.<\/p>\n
The former COAS also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the
\nopportunity to serve the country as well as providing an enabling
\nenvironment for him to succeed.<\/p>\n
He also commended the effort of the government of Borno in the war
\nagainst insurgency, assuring that the war would soon be a thing of the
\npast.<\/p>\n
He urged politicians to always leave military out of politics, adding
\nthat the country needed politicians who are statesmen to support the
\nmilitary in addressing the prevailing security challenges.<\/p>\n
According to him, there is no gain saying that there cannot be
\ndevelopment without security and lack of development breeds insecurity.<\/p>\n
He solicited support for the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim
\nAttahiru, to be able to deliver on his mandate.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buratai was officially
\npulled out of service in a parade held in his honour at Mogadishu
\nCantonment, Asokoro, Abuja. (NAN)<\/p>\n
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff,\u00a0 retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says he left the Nigerian Army better than he met. Buratai stated this in his valedictory speech during the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n