Irabor Reveals Why It Is Difficult To Defend Nigeria
EkoHotBlog General Lucky Irabor, the immediate past chief of defence staff, has disclosed that it was not easy to provide security for a diverse country like Nigeria while insisting such is possible.
The retired general said this while delivering his valedictory speech at the pulling-out ceremony, which was organised in his honour at the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja on Friday, Channels Television reported.
Irabor further stressed that the debts Nigeria owed men and women who had served in the military could not be fully paid.
He said he was satisfied with his service with the military, adding that he was leaving the armed force bigger and better than what he met when he came on board. The former chief of defence staff appealed to Nigerians to desist from engaging in an act that can undermine the efforts of the Nigerian military, adding that the force stood as a beacon of hope, stability and unity that must be protected.
Irabor expressed optimism that his successor will beat the record that has been set in the armed forces so far.
Attending the pulling-out parade are senior military officers; former Chiefs of Defense Staff; the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori and the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. Former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Irabor as the Chief of Defence Staff in 2021, when he replaced General Abayomi Olonisakin.
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