President Tinubu Charges Service Chiefs On Coordinated Duties

By Ayodele Oni

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with service chiefs during which he revealed to them the focus of his administration as regards security of the country.

Tinubu was quoted as saying that a situation whereby security agencies work at cross purposes will no longer be condoned.

He made it clear during the maiden parley that he would not accept a situation in which the nation’s fortunes keeps declining.

According to him, in its trajectory, national security has to be coordinated stressing that “there must be a clearing house going forward.”

Addressing State House Correspondents at the end of the two hour meeting, National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Mungonu (retd), revealed that President Bola Tinubu said: “All agencies must work to achieve one single purpose. Working at cross purposes and colliding with each other is not something that he will condone.

“He has made it very, very clear that all the security agencies must comply with the demands of coordination, with the demands of frequent consultations and also timely reports which must be acted on.”

President Tinubu also mandated the security agencies to come up with a blueprint, declaring that he did not have the luxury of time.

He was quoted to have said that whatever changes that had to be made would be made as soon as possible.

The President has also decided that whatever ventures the armed forces are going to be engaged in henceforth, they must carry along those operatives in the theatre.

“They must be well fed, well kitted, motivated and given all that they require.”