APC Tasks Service Chiefs On Boko Haram, Insecurity …As PDP’s Reports On Peterside Draws Reactions

The new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and service chiefs have been advised to make their appointment count by decisively tackling the Boko Haram menace as well as liaising with other arms of the security apparatus to ensure enhanced security across the country ahead of the 2015 elections.
The advice was contained in a congratulatory message by the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which expressed happiness with the confirmation, last week by the Senate, of the appointment of Air Marshal Alex Badeh as CDS; Major General Kenneth Minimah as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosun as Chief of Air Staff.
The party said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by its state Interim Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya that: “We are happy to note the earlier promise of the new Chief of Defence Staff to end the Boko Haram insurgency latest by April this year, and we wish to congratulate him and the new Service Chiefs in advance for this feat.
“We, however, hope that this is not a political statement made to fast-forward their confirmation by the Senate because terrorism is a serious matter.
“Even so, the need to urgently resolve the Boko Haram challenge cannot be over-emphasised in view of its potential to disenfranchise millions of registered voters in the North-East during the 2015 general elections – a development which should be prevented because of its dire implications,” the APC said.
APC Rivers hailed the appointment of the new set of military commanders as well deserved, describing the four of them as thoroughbred professionals who had distinguished themselves in the course of their individual careers.
“Since a new broom usually sweeps better, it is our hope that this new set of military commanders will move quickly to beef up security, not only in the North-East, but indeed throughout the country, in collaboration with other arms of the security apparatus,” the statement added.
The above notwithstanding, the party counseled  the service chiefs that the target of April to end the menace of Boko Haram could be achieved even by March, 2014, if the right and committed military personnel were recruited to fight this menace.
“In this regard, it is our avowed belief that Mbu Joseph Mbu, the Rivers CP, if posted as head of JTF in the North-East will help the CDs realize his promise to Nigerians to end the Boko Haram menace by April end”.
The AP condemned unequivocally the continued spreading of falsehood and malicious reports against principal actors of APC by PDP in Rivers State, particularly its latest report alleging that Chairman of the Downstream Petroleum Committee of the House of Representatives Hon. Dakuku Peterside worked against the clearance of Major General Kenneth Minimah from Rivers State as the Chief of Army Staff in the National Assembly.
The Party expressed happiness over the fear of PDP in Rivers State as indicated in  her latest press statement about the ongoing membership drive and registration exercise of APC in Rivers State, saying that it showed their acceptance that they have lost the local government election in the state even before a date is announced for the election. We sincerely commend and congratulate the PDP in Rivers State for accepting defeat based on the overwhelming acceptance of the Rivers State people to join APC  enmass.