Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reaffirmed its dedication to supporting all ECOWAS safety initiatives, according to Nigeria’s dedication to regional peace, integration and growth.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, gave the peace of mind when the outgoing and incoming chairmen of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) paid him a courtesy go to on the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
He assured the incoming chairman of his full assist to make sure a profitable tenure and additional strengthen the ECOWAS collective safety mechanism.
Speaking in the course of the go to, the CDS thanked each chiefs for their sort remarks about Nigeria and its Armed Forces, describing the go to as an illustration of solidarity and shared objective.
He referred to as for stronger brotherhood, cohesion and unity of objective amongst ECOWAS member states.
He careworn the necessity for member states to put aside their variations, political divergences and bilateral disputes to collectively confront the frequent existential threats dealing with the sub-region.
According to him, safety is indivisible, and no nation can safe itself alone.
In an announcement, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, stated the outgoing chairman, Lieutenant General Amara Idara Bangura, who’s the Chief of Defence Staff of Sierra Leone, knowledgeable the CDS that the 2 chiefs had spent the previous two days conducting formal handover procedures for the management of the ECOWAS CCDS.
Bangura expressed profound appreciation to Nigeria’s CDS for his unwavering assist for the ECOWAS CCDS and the sub-regional safety structure all through his tenure.
He counseled Nigeria for its main position in selling safety and stability in West Africa.
He recalled Nigeria’s historic and enduring assist for Sierra Leone, notably in the course of the civil struggle and subsequent peace-consolidation efforts, in addition to its broader contributions to the area by peacekeeping, counter-terrorism cooperation and logistical assist.
He appealed to Nigeria’s CDS to increase the identical goodwill and assist to his successor within the curiosity of regional peace.
In his remarks, the incoming chairman of the ECOWAS CCDS, Vice-Admiral Oumar Wade, the present Chief of Defence Staff of Senegal, thanked Nigeria’s CDS for the wonderful reception and heat hospitality prolonged to the delegation.
He highlighted the complicated and evolving safety challenges dealing with the area and the ECOWAS group, together with terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organised crime and maritime insecurity.
Wade acknowledged Nigeria’s position as a regional chief and an anchor state in West Africa.
He referred to as for Nigeria’s continued assist, steerage and lively participation to allow the committee to fulfil its mandate.
