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Professor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has welcomed the appointment of new service chiefs, just as he expressed gratitude to outgoing service chiefs, particularly the chief of army staff, and air staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai and Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique with whom Borno government worked more closely in the fight against Boko Haram.
Prof. Zulum informed newsmen on Tuesday in Maiduguri when some journalists sought his reaction on the appointment of new service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari
In a statement issued by the governor’s media aide, Isa Gusau on Wednesday.
The governor said “the outgoing service chiefs have been with us in the last six years, and during these eventful and challenging years, they immensely contributed to ongoing peacebuilding efforts through the fight against Boko Haram, and they helped in other developmental efforts.‘’
‘’Our rebuilding and resettlement efforts are only possible because of the combined efforts of Lieutenant General Buratai as chief of army staff, Air Marshall Sadique as chief of air staff, of course with so much contribution from other service chiefs, intelligence bodies, police, paramilitary and volunteers. We can’t ignore these huge contributions, but then, as we all know, everything has an appointed time, we thank all the outgoing service chiefs for their contributions and we wish them the best in future endeavours. As for the incoming, especially, Gen. Leo Irabor who is chief of defence staff and General Attahiru, the COAS, both of them have worked here in Borno as theatre commanders of operation Lafiya Dole, they know all the issues and I am sure they will hit the ground running”, the statement reads.
