By David Onimisi Lawani
President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated four new Service Chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, in Abuja.

The new Service Chiefs are, Major eneral Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff, who is expected to be decorated as full General, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, to be decorated with the rank of Lieutenant General, the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo to be decorated as Vice Admiral, while the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Ishiaka Oladayo Amoa is also expected to be decorated with the rank of Air Marshal.

He charged them to be committed and dedicated to their new assignments, stressing: ‘’ I have charged the new Service Chiefs to keep in mind that the nation is looking to them for rapid relief. They must identify competent officers irrespective of seniority and paper qualifications, and work with them to secure this country. As C-in-C I am backing them 100 percent.

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‘’ As I assured at our last security meeting, I have taken responsibility as C-in-C for them to go out into the fields and every part of the country, to ensure peace and security. I have accepted responsibility for all actions taken in fulfillment of the mandate to secure Nigeria’’, he said.