The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Onyenuchea Irabor, has assured residents and government of Enugu State of the military’s readiness and commitment to ensure security of lives and property in the state.
General Irabor stated this at a meeting with critical stakeholders and the Enugu State Governor Dr. Peter Mbah at the Government House, Enugu on Tuesday.
Commending the strides taken by the Governor in ensuring an end to the infamous every Monday sit-at-home in the state and the bold security measures taken so far, General Irabor further assures that the military will play their part in encouraging socio-economic development of the state by enhancing internal security.
“Your bold statement on security synchronizes with our efforts towards ending insecurity. We came to appreciate you for that and to let you know that such steps fall within our purview and that every stakeholder will support it.”
“We are here to assure you the armed forces and security agencies will give you all the needed support”, he said.
General Irabor then charged the traditional rulers, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), town unions, and other stakeholders to cooperate maximally with the Governor and other security agencies to ensure the security of lives and property.
In his response, Governor Mbah commended the Chief of Defence Staff and all security agencies in the state for their unalloyed support to the state government’s efforts in restoring peace and productivity in the state.
“We identified the elephant in the room, being insecurity, and its impact, psychologically, economically, and socially on our people,” Governor Mbah stated.
“We can’t adopt the present financing model if we must grow the economy exponentially. It has to be private sector driven and one of the indicators of the Ease of Doing Business is security. We have to secure our state, ensure our people work five days in a week in order to convince them of our state’s viability.”
“So, we are glad to have you and all the security agencies as our partner and you have assured us that your men will sustain the efforts to improve the security of lives and property in our state,” Mbah reiterates.
Commending the Governor’s effort so far in ensuring security of lives and properties in the state and cancellation of the sit-at-home order, stakeholders present assures of their readiness to do all possible for the good of the state.
The President, Enugu Amalgamated Traders Association, Comrade Stephen Aniagu reveals, “We have agreed amongst ourselves, as traders in Enugu State, to open our markets from 7:30am to 6pm daily, including Mondays.”
“It is our duty too to make our people come out by sensitizing and educating them on the gains of working and trading on Mondays.”
