By: TOM GARBA
Just like a surprise, Nigerians are beginning to see and feel the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in action. The new president has proven that it is his time to change Nigeria for the better. His swearing-in was the starting point of new activity and the fuel subsidy was removed. I like this man’s leadership energy and enthusiasm, he is not here to waste our time I believe.
President Tinubu keeps hitting the ground running by suspending the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emifele, and the Economy and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr Bawa Abdulrasheed. On these, I’m assured more suspensions are coming.
Yesterday evening was another shocker for Nigerians. First of all, he laid to rest the encumbrances and the debate that has been in the public domain regarding the appointment of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as Special Security Adviser to the National Security Adviser (NSA) that is known for.
The confirmation of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (MNR), the sacking of service chiefs, and the appointment of new ones to replace the sacked, was a done deal and the wisdom to end insecurity that has been stretched in all parts of the country.
Nuhu Ribadu is a North Easterner, from the Adamawa Central Senatorial zone precisely. This is an area which for almost two decades, Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) and other insecurity threats like banditry, kidnappers, and Shila Boys was thriving.
Ribadu, a patriotic Nigerian will no doubt, allow such threats of insecurity to exist. I’m talking of the view of my relationship with this great man, haven known him to have vigour, vitality, hard working, and excellent spirit to work for Nigeria.
This is to say, Ribadu will never admit to the unscrupulous behaviours of some Nigerians who are eating fat at the perils of other Nigerians in communities suffering from all sorts of security threats.
The North East comprising, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, and Taraba is suffering from one insecurity or another, order than the known Boko Haram groups who were degraded after prolonged struggles by the previous regime.
Maj Gen. C.G. Musa: This man is the new appointee of the Federal Government as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
Musa is from the North West, an indigene of the Zango Kataf area of Southern Kaduna Senatorial zone of Kaduna State.
Throughout the eight years, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, he battled with no success to end the insecurity of bandits and kidnappers, Fulani militants attacks, and herders/farmers crisis.
Musa is a career-driven man who has built a niche of trust and earned respect from many Nigerians. The question is what is Musa bringing on board that is new and novel that will combat the growing spate of these derailed Nigerians? I’m sure he is set and ready to fight well to secure the nation in this regard.
Maj. T. A. Lagbaja: He is a fine Senior Army officer who Tinubu appointed as Chief of Army Staff from South West. Because of insecurity, some states in the South West introduced Amotekun security outfit to fight support failed security architecture, where constant reports of killings, and kidnappings, was the order of the day. Lagbaja will have massive work to do in restructuring the architecture of the country’s security intelligence.
Rear Admiral E. A. Ogalla is the new Chief of Naval Staff from the South-South Region, where there has been incessant militant attacks resulting in pipeline vandalization. It was in all the national television stations and leading stories in many dailies that Asari Dokubo, an Ijaw youth leader accused the Navy of stealing crude oil in the region.
AVM H.B Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, acting Inspector-General of Police, and Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye appointed as Defense Intelligence.
This is one of the wisdom of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, respectively, by appointing security experts from all six geopolitical zones to defend the terrorism and the life and properties of Nigerians.
This is a service to the nation that these men were all appointed to give. They are patriotic Nigerians that President Tinubu is hopeful to use as some of his ladders to be stepped on to have a secured Nigeria.
To me, the idea of all these appointments is a rescue mission and in a way declaring a state of emergency in security. It is a mandate by the President to use the sons of each geopolitical zone to salvage the nation from unresolved lingering security issues and battles with no victory.
The question is can the new service chiefs be traitors and betrayers? This is the one thing I know Mallam Nuhu Ribadu will never do. It is my hope and expectation the other service chiefs will never be the ones using their offices in killing the people of Nigeria by instigating insecurity threats here and there. Or be stooges to some interest parties outside Nigeria to cause havoc as attention diversion to steal our minerals resources and to influence the administration.
With Nuhu Ribadu and others in this government, I see President Bola Ahmed Tinubu succeeding. I see a new dawn, a hope of the twinkling little star of secured destiny.
With a little more patience by Nigerians, with a little more prayers by all of us. I can see a new Nigeria.
Once again, congratulations Mr. Ribadu, congratulations to all the new service chiefs appointees.
Failure to meet the security needs of the country will be one of your biggest destiny catastrophe and posterity will never be kind to you.
Tom Garba (B.Tech, MA. FIMC, FBDFM, SPSP) is a journalist, political analyst, and an opinion writer. He writes from Yola-Adamawa State. He can be reached through these means:
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