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Tuggar: Nigeria’s Armed Forces Key To Peace, Stability in West Africa 

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria play a pivotal role in maintaining peace, stability, and social cohesion in West Africa.

Tuggar made the assertion during a courtesy call by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Abuja.

He further stated that the partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has become imperative given President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda with foreign policy doctrine anchored on the 4 Ds strategic pillars of Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora.

In his response, the CDS commended the Foreign Affairs Minister for providing practical foreign policy directives for the nation since his assumption in office and assured the foreign affairs ministry of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) ‘s readiness to partner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the country’s outward-facing entity in discharging its mandate.

The CDS also used the occasion to restate the AFN’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property in Nigeria, the Lake Chad region, and the entire West African subregion.

Michael Olugbode in Abuja

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