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The National Elders Forum (NEF) has agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari on the performance of the Armed forces in the fight against insurgency and other security challenges since 2015.
During the Nigerian Army Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade 2023 on Thursday, Buhari said that the fighting power of the nation’s armed forces had significantly improved in the last seven years.
The president said that at the inception of his administration, the nation’s security situation was greatly challenged by the activities of violent non-state actors.
He said the situation had tremendously improved, adding that remarkable progress had been made in the fight against insurgents, militants, oil bunkers, kidnappers and other criminal elements in the country.
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According to Buhari, a remarkable transformation of the military in the areas of fighting power, training, operations, manpower, remunerations and medical services, in addition to maintenance efficiency, accommodation and expansion of forces has been recorded.
Reacting to the President’s remark, the NEF, in a statement on Saturday said the military had proven that it could defend the country in the face of daunting challenges.
The statement was signed by the President of NEF, Otunba Aremu Obatoke and Secretary, Malam Abdullahi Gambo.
They agreed that even more advanced countries had faced and continued to face security challenges, adding that Nigerian armed forces had done well looking at the available indices.
(NAN)
