Japa: ”We must stay and fight whatever challenge is” – Defence Chief, Christopher Musa

Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has cautioned against the hasty decision to migrate abroad, encouraging Nigerians to remain in the country and contribute to its betterment.

During a visit to ailing personnel at the Defence Headquarters Hospital in Abuja on Monday to mark Christmas and his birthday, Gen. Musa discouraged the ‘Japa syndrome.’ He stressed the importance of demonstrating love for the nation, emphasizing that fleeing is not a viable solution.

The CDS also called on Nigerians to take ownership of the challenges facing the country, adding that the security challenge should not be left to the Armed Forces and other security agencies.

According to him, insecurity calls for a collective effort and all Nigerians should put hands together to address the challenge.

“We must stay and fight whatever challenge is. Those countries they are running to stood back and fought and got to where they are.

“If they had ran away, they would not have achieved that for them (Nigerians) to go and meet them.”

“We cannot do it alone. We need the support of everyone. When you see something, say something, report as quickly as possible so that measures can be put in place adequately.

“We will continue to seek for support of members of the public to take ownership of our challenges.

“Nigeria is our own. If Nigeria succeeds, we all succeed, if Nigeria fails we all fail and we don’t want Nigeria to fail.

“So I call on all Nigerians to give us all the support,” he added.