June 28, (THEWILL) – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj-Gen Christopher Gwabin Musa, has felicitated with troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and their families on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Ismaila Gusau, in a statement on Wednesday, said the CDS appreciates the selfless sacrifice, commitment, doggedness and determination of troops towards dislodging existential threats to the unity, security, stability and peace of the country.
According to the statement, the symbolic values and virtues of unflinching faith and total sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir festival exemplifies also hold true for the supreme sacrifices which our defiant and courageous soldiers continue to make in the face of challenges to the peace, unity and sovereignty of the nation.
General Musa thank “the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his support to the Military and commitment towards repositioning the economy and reforms in the security sector.
“The CDS pledges unalloyed loyalty of the Armed Forces to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
Musa also acknowledged the support of Nigerians to the Armed Forces.
“Your trust and confidence in our Armed Forces as collective partners and stakeholders in securing our nation cannot be overemphasised. The security and stability of our nation is the sacred and collective responsibility of all Nigerians.”
