CAS charges troops to remain resolute in fight against terror

Fund varsities to curb insecurity, ASUU tells FG
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has charged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel to remain resolute in the fight against insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country.

This is just as the CAS assured the troops that their welfare would continue to receive utmost priority.

Abubakar said this in Maiduguri at the weekend while getting updates from the Air Task Force (ATF) Commander, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) James Gwani, on NAF’s support to Operations Lafia Dole and YANCIN TAFKI.

He commended officers and airmen/airwomen of the Service for their patriotism, diligence and commitment to dealing with the insurgency and other internal security challenges facing the nation.

He noted that the NAF has continued to evolve strategies that have adequately positioned the Service to deal with current and emerging challenges.

Meanwhile, the CAS also commissioned a new aircraft technicians’ crew room and a block of 30 single-bedroom accommodations for personnel of the unit.

He said the Service had entrusted multi-million dollar equipment in the care of the technicians and therefore their welfare is paramount to the Service.

Abubakar, who re-affirmed the commitment of the NAF leadership to provide necessary requirement for the ATF to effectively prosecute the war, commiserated with the family of the late Aircraftman Umaru Abdul Ganimu, who died recently as a result of a helicopter rotor strike accident.

Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed rising insecurity in the country as one of the consequences of government’s failure to fund education and educate children of the masses.

Chairman, ASUU, University of Ibadan (UI) Chapter, Prof. Deji Omole, who stated this yesterday, added that Nigeria’s future looks bleak with the attitude of her leaders to funding education.

According to Omole, the union was unhappy with the 2019 budget percentage allocated to education, which he said, is about the worst in recent past.

He said the ruling class should see the rising insecurity as one of the consequences of failing to attend to the welfare of the people.