Expdonaloaded News; APC commends service chiefs over war against insurgency

All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the service chiefs for showing leadership by example by personally taking charge of the ongoing stepped-up fight against Boko Haram insurgency. Describing the development as a breath of fresh air in the counter-insurgency battle in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the widely published report that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, and the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, were personally coordinating the efforts of their troops in the theatre of war was the best news to have emerged from the frontline of the Boko Haram battle.
“There can be no bigger boost to the morale of the gallant troops who are combating Boko Haram than the sight of their service chiefs personally leading the charge from one village to another battling the insurgents or flying in a reconnaissance aircraft coordinating the various NAF platforms involved in the operation to provide air support to ground forces. “By their actions, Buratai and Abubakar have shown that they care deeply for their troops and are determined to lead them to beat the deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari to end the Boko Haram insurgency,’’ it said, adding that the service chiefs and the troops were a pride to the military and indeed to Nigeria. APC reiterated its earlier call on Nigerians to support, in all ways possible, the nation’s gallant men and women who were making every sacrifice, including the supreme sacrifice, to keep the country safe. Meanwhile, the party has also commended the state governors, mostly in the North-West, who have decided to work together to address the security challenges in the area, especially the worsening cases of cattle rustling. It said the efforts, which had led to the recovery of over 3,000 cows and the arrests of some bandits by the joint security task force set up by the states, must continue unhindered.