‘I am going nowhere’, Defence Minister dismisses resignation rumours

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has dismissed rumours of his plan to resign from the Federal Executive Council.

Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, General Musa said he was taken aback by the rumour and threatened to initiate legal action against those behind it.

He said, “I am not going anywhere. I have never discussed this. I don’t even know who the person is that brought that information. But whoever it is, we will take legal action against them.

“He will come and explain who gave him such information.”

He attributed the rumours to those who were not comfortable with the recent gains made by the present administration in its fight against insecurity.

“We are surprised. I was shocked when I saw that. I don’t know where that came from. But you always expect that there will be people who will not be happy when things are going well. Security is improving, things are getting better, and for them, that is a sad point. They always want to make it look as if it is not so.”

The Defence Minister said his meeting with the President was a routine security briefing.

“I just came back from briefing Mr President on the current security situation, and he is very happy with us. We are going to continue doing well.

“I want to seize this opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for all the support.

“The support has been massive. To defeat the terrorists and the bandits is a whole-of-society approach. Nigerians have keyed into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve.”