Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, the acting chief of army staff, has stated that Nigeria’s war against insecurity requires new abilities that are proactive, adaptive, and inclusive.

If the Senate confirms him, he stated he will bring this on board as Chief of Army Staff.

This was said by General Lagbaja when he spoke before the Senate on Thursday to be confirmed as the substantive Chief of Army Staff.

“The volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous nature of our contemporary security environment makes leadership challenging and therefore demands new skills that are proactive, adaptive and inclusive. And I make bold to say that is what I intend to bring on board as the Chief of Army Staff,” Lagbaja said.

He claimed that Nigeria had experienced difficult security circumstances that had an influence on the economy and the overall social structure, making government more difficult.

“There is no denying the fact that this country has gone through challenging security situation that have impacted adversely on our economic, socio and political lives. What used to occur as occasional or episodic crisis have now become enduring, making governance and the rule of law more challenging for the government of the day.

“The dream of our founding fathers is that of a strong and prosperous, globally competitive and influential nation. However, today’s painful reality is that insecurity has distorted our developmental plan and our aspirations as Nigerians,” he stated.

He said that, if approved by the Senate, he would work hard to live up to the trust that President Tinubu and Nigerians had placed in him.

The screening also included other nominated security chiefs, such as Major General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Air Staff AVM H.B. Abubakar, and Acting IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

The Service Chiefs made brief introductions before the screening went on behind closed doors.