November 28, (THEWILL) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been an incredible support to the Nigerian military, and in many instances, he risks his life visiting the front lines to motivate troops.
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, spoke on Tuesday, at the council chamber of the Government House in Maiduguri.
“My brother (Governor Zulum), the troops here in Borno and indeed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), asked me to send their appreciation to you for all the support that you have been rendering to the military. You have been supporting us in all our operations, thank you most sincerely. Sometimes you even risk your life supporting and encouraging our personnel, we appreciate you.”
The minister noted that their visit was at the instance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to assess the security situation in the theatre of operations in Borno State, in order to see the end of the over one decade of insurgency.
The minister spoke in the presence of his colleague, the minister of state for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, all of whom were on the trip to Borno State.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, in response to the minister and his delegation, reiterated his commitment to his continued support for the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency across the northeast.
“As Governor of Borno State, Insha Allah, I will continue to support the Nigerian military with a view to achieving our objective of bringing lasting peace and stability to Borno and by extension, Nigeria. I will continue to provide the political will needed to achieve this objective”, Zulum said.
The Governor noted that the security situation in Borno has tremendously improved.
Zulum, however, charged the military to root out the remnants of the insurgents from the Sambisa forest, the Mandara Mountains and the enclaves in the Lake Chad Basin, in order to completely end the insecurity.
The Governor added that stability in the Lake Chad Basin will allow Governments from all levels to harness the agricultural potential of the Lake towards achieving President Tinubu’s food security initiative.
Zulum expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the leadership he has been providing to address the problem of insurgency in Borno and other security challenges across the country.
I am Ladi Dapson, a general writer with thewill. I cover Borno and Yobe states respectively.
I based Maiduguri, Borno State Capital.
I can be reached via [email protected].
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