The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on Friday, paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chief Of Army Staff, COAS Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya at Army Headquarters.
The Minister who congratulated Faruk Yahaya on his appointment as the new COAS solicited for security synergy between the Nigerian Army and the ministry over rising insecurity across the entire nation.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Gen Yahaya emerged as the new COAS following the death of Ibrahim Attahiru who died two weeks ago alongside ten other officers in an ill-fated military plane.
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Amaechi said security synergy would help in curtailing the activities of criminal elements at train stations particularly during the upcoming massive railway constructions in Nigeria.
The Minister noted that the request became necessary due to the security challenges facing the country adding that the presence of military and other security agencies in various construction sites would boost the morale of the workers and give the expatriates a good sense of security in all construction sites across the country.
The Minister revealed that some railway projects would be channelled through military establishments particularly the rail track linking Kaduna and Kano which is designed to pass through the Nigerian Defense Academy new site, stressing that the support of the NA to access such areas would greatly reduce the construction costs and enhance the development of the barracks environment.
Responding, the COAS, Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya said the visit was a welcome development stressing that it provided an avenue for the NA and other agencies of government to deliberate on issues of national development.
He assured the minister of the required support adding that the NA stands with any programme or project that enhances national development and improves the welfare of the citizenry.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK