Buhari decorates service chiefs, says they’ve short time to deliver

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the new service chiefs to waste no time in freeing the country of the current state of insecurity.

He gave the charge at a ceremony to decorate the new service chiefs with their new ranks at the State House Abuja, on Friday.

“During our four-hour security meeting, on Tuesday, I had taken the responsibility as Commander-in-Chief for you to go out into the field and secure the country.

“You have got a few weeks to do that because by the rainy season, we expect people to develop confidence and go back to the land, so that we don’t get into trouble by being away from the field and therefore unable to produce enough food for the nation.”

He told the service chiefs to see their appointment, clearance and decoration as a vote of confidence in them.

“For those (of you) that have been confirmed by this ceremony, the decoration, in front of your spouses, is a further confidence loudly expressed in you on behalf of the nation, to respond to the insecurity the country is in, and the nation looks up to you for rapid relief,” he added.

The President also assured them of his support in delivering on their responsibilities.

“I have accepted responsibility for your actions in the field; it’s up to you to identify your competent officers, irrespective of seniority and paper qualification and deploy them to make sure that we secure this country.

“We all look forward to you to perform and I as the Commander-in- Chief, I am backing you hundred per cent, and I expect you to effectively deploy your officers and men to secure the country,” the President said.