The Digest:
In a decisive address that framed security as the bedrock of national survival, President Bola Tinubu has tasked Nigeria’s newly decorated service chiefs with ending the long-standing insecurity that has plagued the nation since 2009. Speaking at the State House in Abuja, the President called for patriotic zeal, innovation, and pre-emptive action, declaring: “Let us smash the new snakes right in the head.”
Key Points:
- President Tinubu decorated the new service chiefs in a ceremony at the State House, Abuja.
- He emphasized that security is a fundamental need without which development is impossible.
- Tinubu acknowledged the military’s past successes in reclaiming territories and rescuing kidnap victims.
- He expressed concern over emerging armed groups in the North-Central, North-West, and parts of the South.
- The President urged the chiefs to be “innovative, pre-emptive, and courageous” in their approach.
- He stressed that Nigerians expect “results, not excuses” in the fight against insecurity.
- Tinubu pledged full governmental support to the armed forces in discharging their duties.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria
