President Bola Tinubu has been fair to the North in appointments, as key security positions are held by northerners.
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle stated this in Sokoto on Tuesday during a visit to the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto.
He argued that the president’s decision is born out of the understanding of the security situation in the North, particularly the North-West.
Matawalle, who was accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said the visit was on the instructions of the President, who called from China and directed them to proceed to Sokoto to speak with the troops.
Matawalle said the President is worried about what is happening in the North-West, resulting in the directive to supervise the operation of the troops currently going on in the North-West.
Addressing the troops, the minister encouraged them not to be distracted by the recent happening in the state, urging them to keep on doing a good job.
The minister also visited wounded soldiers injured in the line of action at the hospital and made a donation of five million naira to them.