Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu no wan waste time as he don charge di new service chiefs to step up dem game for security matter wey dey affect di country since 2009. Na for Presidential Villa on Thursday, October 30, 2025, Tinubu decorate dem with new ranks and make am clear say ‘No more wahala, we want results!’
In di event wey plenty big men show face, Tinubu remind dem how insecurity don fight Nigeria since di previous administration of di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Na him talk say, ‘We cannot allow di crisis wey start for 2009 to continue.’ (E be like say Tinubu don gree say e no dey collect excuses again, abi?)
Di president don call on di new chiefs wey include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Parker Undiandeye, and di rest, to bring innovation and carry technology enter dem work. ‘Nigerians dey expect results, not excuses. Let’s dey ahead of di people wey wan disturb our peace,’ he talk.
According to Tinubu, new armed groups dey emerge for di North-Central, North-West, and parts of di South, and dem no go allow dem to fester like Boko Haram wey don cause plenty wahala. He don tell dem say, ‘Let us smash di new snakes right at di head.’ (E no go fit carry matchet dey play, e sure!)
Di service chiefs wey shine for di decoration ceremony include Vice Admiral Idi Abbas for di Navy, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke for di Air Force, and others. Even Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and plenty governors dey show face for di ceremony. Na real family gathering be dis!
As dem don collect dem new ranks, di military big men don also promise sey dem go dey work hand in hand to restore peace and discipline among di troops. Oluyede don talk say hin go lead with professionalism and accountability, plus ensure sey troop welfare no dey neglected. (Better move, abeg, who no like well-fed soldiers?)
But no be all about clapping for dem; dem also get responsibility to ensure dat di fight against insurgency, banditry, and all di security wahala fit work. Senator Ali Ndume don dey remind dem sey dem need to boost di funding and welfare for di military if dem want make dem strong.
‘We need better training, equipment, and ojoro-level motivation for our troops,’ Ndume sharply talk, as he dey compare salaries of Nigerian soldiers to dia counterparts for Ghana and South Africa. E go shock you say dem dey collect much beta than our soldiers despite di work wey dem dey do. (Chai! E go beta for dem if dem fit chop like dat!)
Tinubu no dey hold back as he dey call on di new military leaders to be proactive and ensure say di areas wey don dey affected by insecurity go get their peace back. He don make am clear sey properly managing security na e get as e be for any meaningful development to occur.
As di new service chiefs don take off with dem duties, dem go need plenty support from Nigerians, because as Oluyede talk, ‘National security be everybody wahala, no be only military matter.’ Make we all join hand together to fit achieve peace for di country. (Na small, small we go take am!)
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