Insurgency: Nigerian Army Seeks Support From NEDC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
November 13, 2019
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai,has called on the North-East Development Commission, NEDC to support itsrebuilding efforts in the North-East.
Buratai  who made the call when he paid a courtesy callon the Chairman of the Commission, Paul Tarfa in Abuja, said that the Army hadembarked on series of programmes in the North-East, ranging from capacitydevelopment of women and youths to reconstruction projects in the region.
According to him, “This will be the beginning of a goodrelationship between the Army and NEDC because we have a common goal, becauseof the challenges in the region. He assured the Commission that the Army wouldgive the Commission the full support in order to fulfil its mandate in theregion.
Responding, the Chairman of the Commission, commended theNigerian Army under Buratai for its successes in the fight against insurgencyin the North-East.
On his part, the Managing Director of NEDC Mohammed Alkali,said the military is one of the commission’s strategic partners in theNorth-East, adding that NEDC could not do anything in the region without it.