Buhari Meets Service Chiefs, Says You Must Meet Expectations Of Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the new Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

This is even as he has charged them to do everything possible to change the current security situation in the country.

Speaking to State House Correspondents at the meeting, the Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Leo Irabor, said Buhari told them that the expectations of Nigerians were here and they must do everything to meet them.

According to Irabor: “The message from the president is that we knowing the current security environment must do everything possible to add value to the security disposition and the expectations are high and that we are quite mindful of that expectations. So, we collectively, will work to achieve that.”

He added: “We have just seen Mr. President and we are mindful of the demands, we can only at this stage pledge our utmost best to bring safety and security to lives and properties across the country.”

Asked what he was as assuring the nation, the CDS said: “On behalf of the service chiefs, I am assuring the nation peace and security, we believe there will be value that will be added to the security disposition of the nation.”

Recall that the President on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the former Service Chiefs and appointed new ones.

The new Service Chiefs meeting the President are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O
Amao, Chief of Air Staff.

Also in the meeting was the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and the Minister of Defence Major-General Bashir Magashi (retd).