“We Will Not Sleep Until Nigerians In Borno Can Sleep” – President Jonathan

 

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said that he, as Commander-in-Chief along with the new service chiefs, would work assiduously to ensure peace in the North-East region.
Jonathan, who made the declaration at the decoration ceremony of the newly appointed service chiefs at the State House in Abuja, said the new military top brass must prepare for the arduous tasks ahead.
He charged them to work in harmony to win the war against terror. “I do not know whether I will congratulate you or I will sympathise with you because of the circumstances of the moment. That reminds me, when I was in secondary school, I read one article written by late Dr Tai Solarin and there is one clause he said ‘I wish you what I wish myself every year; May you have a hard time this year.

“So, I think I will wish you what I will wish myself every year; may we have a hard time this period. This is because, none of us will sleep until the Nigerians in Borno State can sleep.”That is why I say today is not a moment for making statements.
“We will be having talks from time to time but definitely Nigerians will tell you what they expect from us. We must not fail this country and I believe this team will work together to be assisted by other intelligence services because the war against terror must be won in this country,” he said.
The President congratulated the new service chiefs and their spouses and charged them not to betray the confidence reposed in them.
Those decorated were the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Marshall Alex Badeh, Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear-Adm. Usman Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Adesola Amosu.