Command And Control Centre Relocation Will Boost War On Terror -Nwaokobia

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A Nigerian lawyer and a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for voicing his decision to move the Command and Control Centre from the nation’s capital to Borno State, pending when the war on terror is over.

The Director General of Change Ambassadors in Nigeria, Mr Chris Nwaokobia, gave the commendation on Monday in an interview with Channels Television.

Mr Nwaokobia said that the decision of the President was right, insisting that unusual situations required unusual approach.

Giving his inagural speech on May 29, President Buhari said: “The most immediate is Boko Haram’s insurgency. Progress has been made in recent weeks by our security forces but victory can not be achieved by basing the Command and Control Centre in Abuja. The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents”.

On the impact the planned relocation will have on the fight against the insurgents in the north-east, Mr Nwaokobia said: “It will make more effective the fight against terrorism. The armed forces must understand the urgency of the now. The essence is to emphasise that we must deal with the Boko Haram decisively. It is right and profound. The major battle is to subdue the insurgents”.

The APC member is optimistic that the movement of the command centre would yield results.

“Once the defence headquarters moves to Borno, they will first want to secure where they are and that is an added bite and momentum gained.

“I think that by every standard the part of that speech that called for the movement of the defence headquarters was a right one.

“Moving to Maiduguri makes them closer to the situation and it gives them the first hand information about the terrorist group. It will reassure the people of the north-east that this President cares,” the lawyer said.

He also suggested a proactive engagement of the people in the region to change their orientation about the current security situation.

On the rescue of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted in April last year by the members of the Boko Haram sect, which the President promised in his inaugural speech, Mr Nwaokobia said “going after the girls and getting them back is the fundamental of this regime”.