President Muhammadu Buhari says the repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, will turn it into a force of global reckoning, urging officers to keep giving their best to the nation.
The President said this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at the commissioning of a Nationwide Secure Defence Headquarters Communications Network, GIWA 2 Project, Phase One.
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President Buhari assured that the government will sustain its role in meeting the demands of the Armed Forces by evolving necessary initiatives to enhance their position.
The President said the GIWA 2 Project would provide real-time secure means of communication and incident reporting, as well as information exchange between the Armed Forces and other security agencies.
He directed the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to collaborate and support the Defence Headquarters in the project, which could impact on Rural Telephony.
President Buhari extolled the Armed Forces for their patriotism, loyalty, sense of duty and gallantry.
President Buhari said his government had made significant strides to enhance the capacity and capability of the Armed Forces to tackle the multiple security challenges.
The President listed some of the efforts including the establishment of Joint Task Forces and the creation of several new military formations to facilitate the conduct of decisive operations against all threats.
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor said the commissioning of the GIWA 2 Project was the culmination of President Buhari’s directives in 2021 that the Defence Headquarters must ensure that farmers displaced by insurgency went back to their farms, noting that the project would ensure secure communication for the military in carrying out its responsibilities.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
