President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that his
administration would not relent until the Boko Haram terrorism and the security
crisis in parts of the country becomes eradicated.
The President said that the Federal Government was working
on “stabilisation, reconstruction and resettlement phase of the overall efforts
in the North-East,” urging for the support and understanding of Nigerians.
Buhari, whose speech was read by Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo stated this in Abuja at the 55th Nigerian Air Force Day Celebration,
adding that Nigerians must disregard political, religious and ethnic
affiliations and wage the war against terror and insurgency.
He said, “As you may recall in my inaugural speech as
President, I promised to put an end to the Boko Haram insurgency which hitherto
had posed a grave threat to Nigeria’s territorial integrity as well as
development in the North-East. In fulfilling this promise, training and the
acquisition of new platforms and other support equipment for the armed forces
were intensified.
“The employment of the newly acquired platforms in addition
to the Super Tucano aircraft which would be delivered in 2022 will add impetus
to the combat efficiency of the Nigerian Air Force. Moving forward, I charge
you to consolidate on the gains of air power towards sustaining the peace and the stability we have attained so far.
“As part of our continued commitment to equip the armed
forces, I will induct two NAF Agusta 109 power helicopters. I appreciate the
roles played by the air force in the just concluded general elections. It went
a long way in checkmating the activities of electoral saboteurs and other
criminal elements.”
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,
noted that the NAF had increased the strength of service personnel by 7,500
airmen, airwomen and 400 officers.
“Additionally, two new commands and two staff branches were
established to meet the evolving security challenges we are faced with,” he
noted.
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