President Muhammadu Buhari has today decorated the newly appointed service chiefs. They were inaugurated on Friday.
The event, which took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, came days after the National Assembly confirmed the appointment of the service chiefs.
Those decorated by the President include the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amoo; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo.
Speaking of the decoration in a post on his Twitter handle, @MBuhari, the President wrote:
“My charge to the new Service Chiefs. Congratulations again to them, and I wish them the very best.
“I have charged the new Service Chiefs to keep in mind that the nation is looking to them for rapid relief. They must identify competent officers irrespective of seniority and paper qualifications, and work with them to secure this country. As C-in-C I am backing them 100 per cent.
“As I assured at our last security meeting, I have taken responsibility as C-in-C for them to go out into the fields and every part of the country, to ensure peace and security. I have accepted responsibility for all actions taken in fulfilment of the mandate to secure Nigeria.”