Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has praised the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, for his support to the Nigerian Army in fulfilling its constitutional role.

He also commended the governor for the advances in the security situation in Enugu State, which have improved immensely.
Shaibu expressed his appreciation during a courtesy call to Mbah at Government House, Enugu, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the Nigerian Army Regimental Sergeant Major’s (RSM) Conference 2025, on Thursday.

“I came to pay a courtesy visit to His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, and also to appreciate him for all the support he has been providing to the officers and men of the Nigerian Army.

“Of course, the RSM is the official link of the officers and the soldiers and to the moral compass of discipline and regimentation in the Nigerian Army.

“Security in Enugu State has improved tremendously from the brief I have gotten. And from all indicators, security has improved,” he added.
On his part, Governor Mbah, while congratulating the Army Chief on his appointment, praised his sense of urgency in addressing the nation’s security challenges.

He underscored the fact that the widely acclaimed improvement in the security of lives and property in the state could not have been possible without the support and sacrifices of the men of the Nigerian Army and other sister security agencies.

“I had just said to him inside that his appointment for me is getting the square peg in a square hole, given his antecedents, given what we know he has accomplished.

“In terms of our relationship with the Army, we could not have achieved the safe and secure city and state that we have in Enugu today without the active support of the Army. So, we believe this is a partnership, and this support is going to be sustained,” Governor Mbah said.

While also commending President Bola Tinubu for his sustained and far-reaching policies, investments, and commitment towards making Nigeria safer for all, the governor said his administration looked forward to engaging and working more with the Army in all necessary areas to actualise the president’s overall security objectives and targets for the country.

The Chief of the Army Staff was accompanied by the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army, including the GOC Commanding, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Olufemi Olatoye.