By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, said that the Armed Forces of Nigeria plays a pivotal role in maintaining peace, stability, and social cohesion in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) region.
Amb. Tuggar said, when he played host to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, who was at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, on a courtesy call.
The Minister in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Alkasim Abdulkadir, noted that the partnership between the Ministry and the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has become imperative given President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda foreign policy doctrine anchored on the 4 Ds strategic pillars of Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, applauded the Foreign Affairs minister for providing practical foreign policy directives for the nation since his assumption in office.
General Musa, also assured the ministry of the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s (AFN), readiness to partner with her as the country’s outward-facing entity in discharging its mandate.
The CDS reiterated the AFN’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property in Nigeria, the Lake Chad region, and the entire West African subregion.
