From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The North East Peace Advocacy Group has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
The group’s Convener, Bukar Adamu, in a statement yesterday said the new CDS is the winner of the highly coveted Collin Powel Meritorious Award for Soldiering for the year 2022.
Adamu said the appointment indicated the administration’s willingness to deal with all forms of criminality in the country.
He said Gen Musa’s tenure as Force Commander, Operation HADIN KAI, helped to restore peace in the North-East region.
According to him, during his tenure as Force Commander, people in the region started returning to their various means of livelihood as a result of intensive military operations that pursued the insurgents out of their hiding places.
“We are elated by the elevation of Maj Gen CG.Musa to the highly coveted seat of Chief of Defence Staff. It is a position that caps all his excellent performance in the various offices he has held in the service to his fatherland.
“During his tenure in the North East, our people had cause to smile as it witnessed a return to our various means of livelihood. People who were displaced started returning home.
“During his tenure also witnessed the massive surrender of terrorists who could no longer bear the intensity of military operations.
“The North-East Peace Advocacy Group, therefore, commends President Bola Tinubu for this worthy appointment. We wish the new CDS and the other service chiefs a successful tenure,” he said.