The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has felicitated the gallant troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and their families on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.
In a press statement signed by Brigadier General, Tukur Ismaila Gusau, Acting Director of Defense Information, and made available via its Twitter handle, the CDS appreciated the selfless sacrifice, commitment, doggedness, and determination of the troops towards dislodging existential threats to the unity, security, stability, and peace of the country.
“The symbolic values and virtues of unflinching faith and total sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir festival exemplifies also hold true for the supreme sacrifices which our defiant and courageous soldiers continue to make in the face of challenges to the peace, unity, and sovereignty of the nation,” General Musa noted.
The CDS assures of his unflinching support to officers and men of the Armed Forces as they continue to discharge their constitutional duties across the nation.
While pledging unalloyed loyalty of the Armed Forces to the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, General Musa thank the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces for his support to the Military and commitment towards repositioning the economy and reforms in the security sector.
According to the statement, “The Chief of Defence Staff uses this medium to felicitate all Nigerians on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, and appreciate the support of all Nigerians to the Armed Forces of Nigeria and urge them to continue to show more faith in the zeal and ability of our troops to effectively combat threats to the security and stability of our dear nation.”
“Your trust and confidence in our Armed Forces as collective partners and stakeholders in securing our nation cannot be overemphasized. The security and stability of our nation is the sacred and collective responsibility of all Nigerians,” the statement added.
