Do more to end Boko Haram, oil theft, Jonathan charges service chiefs
Armed Forces, Latest Politics Tuesday, October 9th, 2012Written by Leon Usigbe Tuesday, 09 October 2012
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, decorated the newly appointed service chiefs with their new ranks,
He charged them to do more to end the persistent security challenges facing the country as well as the ongoing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta.
Those sworn in and decorated were the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, who was elevated to Admiral; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral D.J. Ezeoba, who was decorated with the rank of Vice Admiral while the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall A.S. Badeh, became Air Marshal.
The incumbent Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, retained his position and rank.
Speaking after swearing them in at the council chambers of the State House, President Jonathan congratulated the new appointees, hoping that they would bring new impetus in the fight against terrorism in all ramifications across the country.
He said: “I will like to use this forum to specially charge you to rise to the many security challenges confronting our country today. More specifically, the Chief of Naval Staff, along with his officers and men, has the honorary responsibility of up-scaling security in our territorial waters.
“The unacceptable rising incidence of crude oil theft must be tackled frontally. I expect the Chief of Naval Staff and other serving chiefs to immediately go to work to urgently bring the issue of crude oil theft to an end.”
In his remarks, Admiral Ibrahim thanked the president for the promotion and honour done the appointees, assuring that they fully “understand and are very mindful of the great deal of confidence reposed in us by our nation and the president in particular.”
Acording to him “we are fully aware of the critical state of affairs and considerable security challenges facing our country, and which the commander in chief has confronted determinedly.
“Be rest assured, Mr President, of our own determination and commitment to dealing decisively with those security challenges.”
-Tribune
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