The Centre for Crisis Communication, CCC, has hailed President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser, NSA, as well as the new set of security service chiefs.
In a statement signed by the executive secretary of the CCC, Yusuf Anas, said the new appointees are truly among the few brilliant senior officers in Nigeria.
He expressed optimism that the injection of “fresh blood into the theatre of war” would help in tackling the various security challenges ravaging the country.
“The decision by President Tinubu to inject the expected fresh blood into the ‘theatre of war’ to help fight Nigeria’s insecurity is apt.
“The new NSA and Service Chiefs are truly among the few brilliant senior officers in Nigeria. They have absolutely paid their dues, hence they got Mr. President’s nod to take over from where their predecessors stopped,” he said.
Mr Anas also commended the President for striking a balance in the appointment of the service chiefs.
“CCC, wishes to also salute the ingenuity of President Tinubu, who ensured that the appointees reflect Nigeria’s ethno-religious diversity, and geographical spread, without sacrificing competence.
“Indeed, it is the first time, in recent years, that a majority of the appointees will not be adherents of a particular religious faith, and ethnic leaning. No doubt, the appointment shows how sensitive Mr. President is to issues that can polarise Nigerian citizens.
“To this end, it is pertinent to say that the new NSA, Service Chiefs, and IGP should see their appointments as a call to serve. They have been selected at this critical period of the country’s evolution, to help foster national security.
“They must do all they can to ensure they do not betray the trust and confidence of the Commander-in-Chief and teeming Nigerians, who believe in their unrivaled capacities, to deliver. There is the need for them to boost the harmonious relationship, already existing between their services.
The Centre, therefore, urged the new appointees to reinvigorate the synergy and inter-agency collaboration and sustain the same with other paramilitary and security agencies, for the benefit of Nigerians.
“Similarly, it is fundamental that they prioritise strategic communication of the current security challenges, while also engaging in the timely analysis of discreet security information.
“Above all, they must strive to introduce administrative policies and programmes that will tackle Nigeria’s insecurity conundrum headlong”, the statement added.
Similarly, the centre expressed delight over the career elevations of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba, and Acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs, Wale Bashir-Adeniyi, who were founding members of the Forum of the Spokesperson of Security and Response Agencies, FOSSRA.
The forum, which was established in 2015 to, among other things, provide a systematic approach to crisis information management to strategic stakeholders and the general public.
