Help rebuild military’s reputation, President Buhari tells new service chiefs

 

 

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the newly-appointed service chiefs and the National Security Adviser to help him rebuild the reputation of the Armed Forces and the nation.

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement said Buhari made the call while addressing the new service chiefs shortly after their appointments were announced.

Shehu said the President also called on them to show utmost commitment to their new duties.

He quoted Buhari as saying that all the appointees were chosen based on merit.

 

He said, “All of you, including the National Security Adviser, were chosen on merit. Your records gave you the job.  

 

“Save for the new Chief of Army Staff, whom I briefly met at his Command at the Multi-National Joint Task Force, in Chad, I don’t know any of you.  Your records recommended you.

 

“Legally, you are in acting capacity until the National Assembly accepts you. It is only then that you will take the oath of office.  Thereafter, we will sit down and talk in more detail.”

 

He assured them that their nominations would be sent to the National Assembly either on Monday or Tuesday for confirmation.