Ribadu promises Nigerians that they will -establish peace and stability across the nation

NATIONAL Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has assured President Bola Tinubu and the entire country that security agencies will accomplish the objective of securing Nigeria as well as re-establish peace and stability across the nation.

Last month, President Tinubu named Mallam Ribadu, the former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman as the his national security adviser, with a mandate to bring peace to the nation. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the President’s maiden meeting with the security chiefs Mallam Ribadu, said that they should work as a team to deliver on the mandate of dealing with the protracted security challenges in the country.

His charge came against the backdrop of the insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes that have threatened the corporate existence of the country. He insisted that the security chiefs must work together to avoid mistakes of the past where there was inter-agency rivalry, which gave insurgents, bandits and kidnappers the room to fester and threaten the country’s corporate existence.

Mallam Ribadu said: “We’re here to thank Mr President for the opportunity he gave us to serve our country and to serve his own government. We also pledged our loyalty to him, Nigeria and Nigerians.

“We believe the choice he made is the right one, the correct one and we know what he wants for this country. We’re going to work tirelessly to ensure we accomplish that objective of securing our country, establishing peace, stability and let’s get our lives back."

Security chiefs in attendance at the meeting included the chief of defence staff Major General Christopher Musa, the chief of army staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of naval staff  Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the chief of air staff Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar and the acting inspector general of police Kayode Egbetokun. At the meeting President Tinubu warned them against working at cross-purposes if the war against insecurity was to be won.