The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Faruk Yahaya says President Muhammadu Buhari will hand over a secured country to Nigerians before the end of his tenure in 2023.
According to him, the Nigerian Army is focused on attaining the president’s wish to hand over a better nation to his successor.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 231 trainees of the 2nd batch of NAOWA Youth Development Project in Abuja, on Friday, the COAS said, “Now our security situation is improving and we are not relenting. The marching order, of Mr President, is for us to improve the security situation so that he can hand over a nation better secured.
“That is why we are marching on along with other security agencies. You can see the results and there will be no letdown. All hands are on deck.
“Coupled with the equipment and other enabled weaponry provided by Mr President, and the commitment of the Nigerian army in particular which I command, the cooperation of other security agencies and also the cooperation of the good people of Nigeria who are now keying in and giving valid information, which is key in our operation’s, these security challenges will soon be a thing of the past
Gen Yahaya pointed out that “with the support of all good and well-meaning Nigerians, we will even improve on the security situation and set the stage for the conduct of a peaceful 2023 general elections adding, “We are almost there
