The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai; and the
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Tuesday took turn to brief
President Muhammadu Buhari on security situation in the country.
That was the first time the service chiefs will be briefing
Buhari since he returned from his medical vacation penultimate Friday.
The briefing took place inside the President’s office at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buratai later told State House correspondents that he used the
opportunity of the session with the President to brief him on the operations
the Army is involved in.
He said, “I visited the Commander-in-Chief to update him on
the security situation that the Army is involved: defending the territorial
integrity of the country, the welfare of the troops and the state of our
general administration.
“The President is happy with the Nigerian Army and the
military. We will continue to do our work to defend the constitution of this
country and we assured him of our absolute loyalty and ensure we discharge our
constitutional responsibility.”
Abubakar who said the meeting was a routine one, said he
briefed the President on happenings in the Air Force since he is the
Commander-in-Chief and he has the right to know.
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