PEACE IN PLATEAU: CDS Visits Gov Muftwang. ..... Assures Of Total Peace and Security In The State

CDS Gen. Musa and Gov Caleb Muftwang

..... Commends the leadership qualities of Governor Mutfwang which ensures that every one has a sense of safety and security in the state. 

Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff CDS, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as part of his leadership concept of ensuring collaboration with critical stake holders to bring lasting peace and stability to the nation, today paid a courtesy call on the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang in his office. 

The CDS, in his remarks during the visit, thanked the Plateau state Governor for providing the conducive environment for troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN to strive. 

General Christopher Gabwin Musa also commended the leadership qualities of Governor Mutfwang which ensures that every one has a sense of safety and security in the state. 

According to the CDS, Plateau is changing and will continue to be a model for others to emulate. 

Speaking furrher Gen. Christopher Musa congratulated the Governor for his achievements in office despite the enormous challenges in the past one year. 

He assured his host of the unrelenting commitment to ensuring peace and stability in the country by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).

In his response, Governor Mutfwang welcomed and thanked the CDS for his patriotic leadership to the AFN, while thanking the services and other security agencies for ensuring safety of lives and property in Plateau. 

According to him, the AFN has emplaced the legacy of successful and prompt intervention in crisis in the Plateau. He further called for action to ensure those who threatened the survival of Nigeria did not exist. 

In addition, the Governor disclosed that the state is better today than it was before now. He commended the efforts of the General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigeria Army, Maj Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar who os also the Commander OPERATION SAFE HAVEN and his men, for their resilience to ensuring peace and quick response to threats. 

The Governor also used the opportunity to condole the CDS on the loss of lives of members of the AFN in line of duty. 

Gov Mutfwang maintained that the state will continue to collaborate with the AFN and other security agencies to combat insecurity. 

Disclosing that the state is deploying technology to assist security agencies to perform its responsibilities, unhindered, Governor Caleb declared that Plateau belongs to all. 

He thanked the Nigeria Army for hosting its just concluded Nigeria Army Day Celebration in the State and offered the same invitation to Nigerian Airforce.

This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director Defense Information, Defence Headquarters Abuja.