DHQ New Spokesman Sawyerr Assumes Office
Victoria Ogunrinde
The Nigerian Defence new spokesman Major General, Benjamin Sawyerr has on Friday assumed office.
Gen. Sawyerr while speaking at the handing and taking over ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja said “as the image maker of the Force, he will ensure that the mandate of keeping Nigeria safe from both internal and external aggression is achieved.”
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He added that he will build on the existing synergy with other security agencies to finally tackle the huge security challenges bedeviling Nigeria as a nation.
He stated that the military, in synergy with other security agencies, had continued to work round the clock to surmount the nation’s numerous security challenges.
“These ugly developments, which have continued to affect the peaceful co-existence of the citizens of our dear country, would in no distant time be a thing of the past.
The new spokesman however noted that, it is ethical and patriotic to be objective, fair and balanced in media coverage and reportage.
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“I want to also encourage you to maintain these journalistic virtues as you redouble your efforts in supporting the AFN to ensure that the needed peace is restored in all the troubled parts of our dear nation.
“Let me assure you of an open door policy and honest communication parameters that are proactive and responsive.
“It is important that we remain patriotic and responsive by providing credible, timely and actionable information to aid the armed forces and other security agencies in performing their constitutional roles,” he said.
“I must, therefore, be quick to say that the media which is commonly referred to as the fourth estate of the realm is a vital component in the entire process.
“Let me, therefore, solicit the support of media operators in all spectrums to consider jettisoning sensational headlines that give undue publicity to perpetrators of acts of criminality that tend to undermine our national security,” he said.
Major General Benjamin Sawyerr Mr Sawyerr was the Commandant of the Nigerian Army Armoury School Bauchi, before his new appointment.
He took over as the Director, Defence Information from Air Commodore Wap Maigida who was there on an Acting Capacity.