Gen. Chris: The Last Phase'Hero of Heroes'

BY COMRADE MUSA MOHAMMED

A leader’s history of successes and failures makes a big difference in his credibility. 

To build trust, a leader must exemplify these qualities: competence, connection and character. People will forgive occasional mistakes based on ability, especially if they can see that you’re still growing as anleader. 

But they won’t trust someone who has slips in character. In that area, even occasional lapses are lethal. No leader can break trust with his people and expect to keep influencing them. Trust makes leadership possible. 

 General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, the 18th Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, who was appointed July 2023, galvanized himself and swung into action.

 When he assumed duty, he started with an enduring philosophy and vision of an army which could inculcate the ideals of discipline, professionalism, esprit de corps and hard work, which his administration would instil and imbibe the ideals of a professionally responsive army which must have respect for and be loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, has reiterated the determination of the military to go after terrorists, bandits and other criminals in full force.

He made a vow when he took over the command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria from the erstwhile defence chief, Lucky Irabor.

He said the military under his command would go all out to ensure that Nigeria was secured.

“As the CDS, my promise to Nigeria is that we’ll continue to improve on our mandate of sustaining peace and tranquillity in our country.

“I will assure every Nigerian to feel safe that the armed forces are up and doing and are highly professional and will be there for them.

Suffice it to say, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a blessed leader and father of modern Nigeria, privileged to see the crop of decent and disciplined officers and soldiers that God gave him the foresight to nurture with the appointment of Gen. Christopher Musa as Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff. Congratulations, Gen. Chris, “The Peoples General” for this well-deserved Appointment.

Gen. Chris Musa is among the finest generals that the Nigerian military has produced in recent years. 

He is  a celebrated military brass. Intellectually-sound, the consummate senior officer is surprisingly down-to-earth.

He will very soon wipe away the sorrows and pains at break of dawn.

 He will fulfill every word of promise to Nigerians in the counter-terrorism campaigns to the amazement cum excitement of all Nigerians 

He has proven himself a soldier of the strong breed who does not issue empty promises; Nigerians are now gradually knowing his credentials as a warmonger with bags of unbeatable tactics and strategies.

Is a soldier who perceived his designation as leading the rescue of Nigeria as a patriotic, sacred vow and therefore, inexcusable to fail.

Gen. Chris contributions in Nigeria army will never fade in the peoples psyche nearly a century after his demise.

He will eradicates internal acts of terrorism in Nigeria.

General Chris Musa will definitely rescue Nigeria from criminally violent separatism campaigners in the Southeast and eclipsed the lethal militancy in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region.

His uncommon transparency, accountability, humility, knack for excellence and purposeful leadership of the Nigerian Army, laced in the constant overriding concern of patriotism for Nigeria were the pillars that sauntered him on the ladder of successes.

These are no doubt a wide range of qualities and virtues, quite difficult to find in sufficient measures in a single leader. But Gen. Chris exhilaratingly epitomizes all of them, which unconsciously stands him out tall among equals.

Gen. Chris promised to substantially decimate Boko Haram insurgents soon, after he assumed office.

He wasted no time in setting the machinery in motion.

General Chris is a man of his words.

As we can see, insurgents had been pushed back incredibly and confined to few areas of sporadic bomb attacks in the Northeast, a feat acknowledged by majority of nigerians.

With restoration of respite and peace, the rebuilding process in the Northeast is also progressing steadily.

Gen. Chris is in the last phase, his  mission has started yielding fruitful results.

His transparent and accountable leadership of the Nigerian Army has earned him uncontested loyalty from Army officers and personnel, which has fostered unity of purpose, mutual interactions with the civil populace, respect for human rights, patriotism and the passion of love for their country, Nigeria, as evident in the sacrifices to free Nigeria from terrorism.