President Tinubu meets NSA, Service Chiefs, IGP, urges teamwork
Story from Vivian DANIEL, Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has met with the National Security Adviser (NSA), newly appointed Service Chiefs, and the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, a meeting that is connected to the worrisome security situation in the country.
This was revealed in a briefing by the new National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu on Monday, 3 July 2023, who spoke after President Tinubu met with security chiefs.
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The NSA equally informed newsmen afterward that the President assured the service chiefs of his unwavering support during the meeting while urging them to work as a team and pointing out that there is work to be done.
“The president gave “assurance that he’s with us hundred per cent. He told us that we must work as a team and that there’s work to be done. He’ll expect us to deliver”.
Ribadu further said, “The Security chiefs came 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, Nigeria, and Nigerians. We believe the choice he made is the right one, the correct one, and we know what he wants for this country.
“We’re 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.
However, the new NSA agreed that the task ahead is big while saying, “Yes and it is going to be done, Insha Allah.”
While responding on what will be the starting point, Ribadu said, “Where we are today and you can see already things are improving in our country. If you see the record of crimes…activities of criminals are going down. It will continue to go down. We’ll secure this place. 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.”
Among those in attendance at the meeting are the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and the Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun.
