The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olorunshakin has said the war on terror is in its final stage adding that Boko Haram is almost gone and that what the nation is witnessing now is nothing to reckon with. The CDS who was represented by the Ag. Director of Defence Information, Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olorunshakin has said the war on terror is in its final stage adding that Boko Haram is almost gone and that what the nation is witnessing now is nothing to reckon with.
The CDS who was represented by the Ag. Director of Defence Information, Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar stated this when the military paid courtesy call to the management of Leadership Newspaper.
He said the military and media are like twins who ought to come together in times of crisis as it is witnessed in Nigeria today.
The CDS also said military operations cannot be successful without having a vibrant media support and called for more enhanced collaboration and synergy between the military on one hand and the media urging the media to play its mitigating role to the best.
Olorunshakin expressed regret that several lives have been lost in the war against insurgency saying that terrorism by nature relies on information to thrive.
He said to counter insurgency, there must be formidable relationship between the media.
In his response, the Group Managing Director (GMD), LEADERSHIP, Dr Cletus Akwaya said, the LEADERSHIP team came out in this number to welcome the Defence delegation because of the respect the organisation has for the military institution.
Akwaya said the military deserve the respect of all because of their role in the maintenance of the nation’s territorial integrity.
He stressed further that LEADERSHIP as an organisation, deeply appreciate the role of the military, and that is why the organisation is very excited at the visit of the defence team.
Throwing more light on the scope and coverage of LEADERSHIP’s operations, Mr Akwaya said LEADERSHIP has offices with correspondents representing in all the state capitals of the federation.
“Since you are the Director of Defence Information, and the military has formations across the country, LEADERSHIP is with you all the way. Whatever you do, that requires the public to know, LEADERSHIP is ever ready to render support, the best way, it can,” Akwaya said.
Akwaya seized the opportunity to introduce the various platform in LEADERSHIP’s staple, which span the daily title; Friday title, the first of its kind in the country; LEADERSHIP Weekend and Sunday.
According to Akwaya, the LEADERSHIP Hausa titles is surprisingly recording 100 percent turnover in the south and noted to meet the perculiar communication needs of government Ministries, Agencies and Parastatal, the Group recently introduced; LEADERSHIP MDAs too.
