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00:00Well, it's one of assurance. I think our meeting today is for us to review the entire security situation in the country.
00:08The president is concerned about what's going on and we have reassured him that we're on top of our game.
00:14We're working extremely very hard.
00:16What has happened of recent is that there's a global push by terrorists and jihadists all over the Sahel area
00:22and that pressure is what actually came into Nigeria because of the nature of our borders.
00:26And so Mr. President has given directives as to what to do next for us to intensify all efforts,
00:32collaborate with all our sister countries around because it is the porous nature that is coming there
00:36that is actually aggravating our own issues on ground.
00:38And so all our theaters have been enhanced. Equipments have been bought.
00:43Mr. President has also given us much approval for air assets and other aspects of security.
00:48And like we said, it's not only the kinetic effort, the non-kinetic aspects that is most important.
00:53The president is also looking at the aspects of also discussing with the governor for their own support,
00:57buy-in in ensuring that dividends of democracy also extends to the committees to be able to stamp down the issue of insecurity.
01:06And we're working together. You can see we're together with the National Security Advisor, the NSA, the DGDSS and all other ones.
01:14So we're working together as a team. And you can see us here, members of the armed forces, working in unity, including the police,
01:19to make sure that Nigeria is peaceful and that is our mandate and that will work towards.
01:24We want to appeal to all Nigerians not to get tired and they should be wary of fake news.
01:29There's a lot of fake news that has been spread out, making a look.
01:31Most of the videos being circulated are videos from other countries or old videos, making a look as if it is soon.
01:36And, you know, you always want to wonder why do some individuals feel happy when things go bad in their country.
01:42If Nigeria is destroyed, all of us will go down.
01:45And so it is important that we all cooperate with members of the armed forces and security agencies.
01:50If we see something that is going wrong anywhere in the country, let us report action will be taken, including our own personnel.
01:55If we see them doing what is not supposed to be done, they should take report and we'll take action.
01:59We want to thank all Nigerians for the support we've been getting. Thank you.
02:02It's good to know that the president has given you this new momentum to improve on what you've been doing and you are giving the assurance too.
02:11Some governors have been raising concerns, Boronone, Plateau and some of them.
02:16What assurance are you giving the residents of this state now?
02:20Yeah, we're working together. You know, not long ago we went to the northeast together with the ministers,
02:25the chief of defense and other services have gone. Yesterday I just came up from Meduguri to show you that we're working together with all the governors
02:31because we know we cannot do it alone. We need also the governors to be part of it.
02:35The federal government is doing so much. States need to come in, local governments and communities.
02:40Everyone has a role to play in ensuring that there is space in Nigeria and that's what we try to push and that's what we're doing.
02:45And we're happy that Nigerians are warming up to it. Disregarding all those ones, you know, they are naysayers, those ones that don't mean us well.
02:52We're shaming them because we're going to continue to succeed. That we assure all Nigerians.