The Unity Advocacy Group (UAG) has hailed the National Defence and Security Summit organised by the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
A statement signed by the convener of the group, Ifeanyi Aigbedion on Monday, said the summit reflects determination by the present leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria under General Leo Irabor to aggregate ideas from every section of the country to provide solution to the crisis in the country.
“The summit is in line with the leadership philosophy of General Leo Irabor which is to foster professional Armed Forces capable of effectively meeting constitutional imperatives.
“Bringing together the military and other relevant stakeholders, key players, departments, agencies etc by the DHQ is a welcome development. We also pray that the decisions arrived at the summit will be speedily implemented,” the statement said.
The CDS had said in his philosophy that he “shall also promote active cooperation and collaboration between the military and other relevant stakeholders, key players, departments, agencies and organisations in aggregating our overall national resource endowments to comprehensively deter, counter, overcome or resolve all security challenges across the nation requiring military intervention”
The summit which was attended by state Governor’s, ministers, military officers both retired and serving, security experts had as theme “Kinetic Operations, a major plank for counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in Nigeria; issues, challenges and prospects”.
Speakers at the summit noted that the current security challenges was threatening the corporate existence of the country.
