All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the new Chief of Army Staff Major General Farouk Yahaya to strengthen links among the security agencies if he must succeed in ending the lingering security challenges in the country.
It said increased cooperation and support through sharing information can pave way for faster mopping up the remnants of the insurgents and ending banditry and kidnapping in parts of the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday named Major General Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff following the demise of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash
APC caretaker secretary, Senator John James Akpanduoehehe, in a statement in Abuja, urged the army chief to justify the confidence reposed in him by the president by putting an end to the menace.
He urged the new COAS to consolidate on the successes recorded by the military in tackling all security threats.
“This could be achieved and deepened sustainably through increased collaboration among the security services and communities.
“More vigilance and increased cooperation and support through sharing information can pave way for faster mopping up the remnants of the insurgents and ending banditry and kidnapping in parts of the country.
“The success of the military is our collective success as a party and nation.
“The APC as an institution congratulates the new Chief of Army Staff and wish him success in his new, important and strategic national assignment,” he noted.
