Attahiru’s Death Has Increased Our Problems, Says President
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the loss of the Chief of
Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers
and men during last Friday’s plane crash in Kaduna has increased the nation’s
problems.
The president, while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF), at the State House, Abuja, that paid him a condolence
visit over the death of the 11 military officers and men, expressed concern
over their death at a time the country is battling security problems.
The President of the Central African Republic, Mr.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra; King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia;
and the Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion, the Most Reverend Josiah
Idowu-Fearon, also commiserated with the president.
Buhari reiterated the commitment of his administration to
provide adequate security for Nigerians as well as ensuring their well-being.
Buhari told the NGF delegation led by its Chairman and
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, that only God knew why the plane
crash happened.
He expressed the resolve to continue to work hard hoping
that God would provide the enablement to deal with the challenges.
Earlier, Fayemi, whose delegation included his counterparts
from Yobe State, Alhaji Mai Mala-Buni; and Niger State, Alhaji Sani Bello, had
commiserated with the federal government over the death of the military
officers and men, stressing that the incident is deeply felt by the president.
He said when governors canvassed changing of service chiefs,
the president heeded, adding that the impact of the action is already being
felt.
He described the death of the officers as a big blow but
added that the war against insecurity must be won.
