By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Honourable Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and his counterpart, the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, have applauded the effort of the Nigerian military, in denying criminal elements across the federation freedom of action.
They noted that Nigerian Military has recorded tremendous successes in the fight against the various security challenges that have plagued the country especially the cases of banditry, kidnapping, oil theft and terrorism.
The Ministers noted that the ministry will do everything within its power to ensure that the Armed Forces welfare and entitlements are adequately given at the right time, saying that it would serve as a motivating factor for them in the ongoing fight against insecurity in the country.
Director of Press, Ministry of Defence, Mr. Henshaw Ogubike, in a statement, said that the Ministers gave the commendations, when
the House Committee on Defence, paid an oversight visit to Ministry of Defence.
The Ministers, he said, harped on the harmonious working relationship with the National Assembly as exemplified in the oversight function of the House Committee on Defence.
Badaru commended the harmonious working relationship saying that it enhanced the smooth running of the activities and programmes of the Ministry adding that the modest achievements recorded so far would not have been possible without their cooperation.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana presented the context, achievements and challenges of the Ministry.
The Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson said that the purpose of the visit was to identify the areas of challenge with the view of assisting the Ministry in actualizing its mandate and also for a better planning strategies for 2024.
