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Matawalle Highlights Successes in War Against Terrorism, Banditry Under Current Administration
By prince Benson Davies
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Mohammed Bello Matawalle, has expressed pride in the significant success achieved by the Nigerian Armed Forces in the fight against insurgency, banditry, and other groups that are enemies of the Nigerian State since the advent of this administration, but a lot of these success stories are not in the public space due to security reasons so as not to expose the gallant men and women of the Armed Forces who are at the forefront of this fight to danger.
Dr. Matawalle disclosed this during the engagement with the Special Assistant to President on Policy and Coordination/Head of Central Result Delivery Coordination Unit (CRDCU) Hadiza Bala Usman with the Ministry of Defence when she presented the 1st–3rd Quarters 2024 Performance Assessment Report on Implementation of Presidential Priorities and Ministerial Deliverable at the Ship House, Abuja.
The Minister also informed the SA to Mr. President that before now, the Nigerian airwaves were always full of news of oil theft, bunkering, piracy, and all forms of kidnapping. But since they assumed office, the country has recorded low occurrences and reduced reports of those activities, just as he assured Nigerians of their resolve to do more to make our society safe for all.
Matawalle assured Hadiza Bala Usman of early submission of achievement data to her office for their reviews.
In a similar development, the SA to President advised the Ministry of Defence to put out more data into the public space to avoid doubts and negative feedback on the successes achieved by our Armed Forces in the fight against insecurity. Adding that, a regional tour of the troubled areas could be conducted to carry out on-the-spot interviews and first-hand assessments of rescued individuals whose responses will serve as raw and real data to the populace and as evidence that the government is not resting on its oars.
Speaking further during the review of the Q1-Q3 Report, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana mni, gave a detailed submission on the achievements of the Ministry and promised that the Ministry will do more to surpass the previous quarter’s report as he poured encomium on the Chief of Defence Staff and all Service Chiefs for their consistency and tireless efforts in making Nigeria a peaceful and safe place.
Dr. Kana tasked the directors of the Ministry not to relax in their quest to give their best to the service of our dear country.
