Nigeria Military Should Be Equipped
Aregbesola made this statement in Osogbo on Thursday at the wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
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The Chairman, Nigeria Legion, Osun State, Col. Alimi Samotu (retd.), Commissioner of Police, Osun State, Abubakar Marafa, Commander, Engineering Construction Command, Ede, Brig. Gen. Gbenga Adeyemi and the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun were among dignitaries who also laid wreaths at the military cenotaph.
He said that the interests of the troops facing the tedious Boko Haram should not be taken for granted while urging the Federal Government to properly equip them with sophisticated weapons.
He urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the troops and to support them and their families in any way they could to motivate them to do more.
The governor said, “The Federal Government of Nigeria should sufficiently arm the military for it to effectively rout the Boko Haram terrorists and regain the areas under their control.
“Military authorities should also ensure that the welfare of those fighting men and women is well attended to and they are well motivated to win.”
“I refer us to these ongoing battles in order to make the point that the government and the people of this country must, in their various ways, play the role becoming of them in support of those brave combatants.
“These are trying times. Yet, we must not shirk from our service to this country, whether as soldiers, public or private citizens.
“That enemy, popularly known as Boko Haram, is our common enemy. Consequently, we must be formidably united in confronting it. It is by standing together in support of our men and women in the fight against terrorism that we can be sure of victory.”
“Yes we have seen some lapses in the war against terror. Still we cannot run down our fighters. We must give encouragement and support, both in prayers and confidence, to the fighting spirit of our armed forces”.
The governor condemned those claiming that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not possess the minimum qualification for the office.
He said for Buhari to have risen to the level of a General in the Nigeria Army, he should be respected by all.
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It will be recalled that the fire-power of the Nigerian Military has been bolstered by the delivery of some military hardware required for the prosecution of the war against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East.
Some of the items that are being received include armored personnel carriers (APCs), attack helicopters and other platforms that would be coupled in the country.
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