BY Ndahi Marama

DAMATURU – GOVERNOR Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for taking wide-ranging measures to tackle insecurity in the state and other parts of the North, including the appointment of a new National Security Adviser to coordinate and advance effort to restore peace and security.

Gaidam spoke, yesterday, in Damaturu when the new National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki paid a courtesy call on him.

He said: “There is a clear change of strategy in the fight against insecurity as promised by Mr. President. There is an indication that our hopes, pride and dignity as citizens of this great country would be restored.”

Gaidam also commended the Joint Task Force, JTF, operating in the state for its unwavering effort at ensuring the safety and security of people’s lives and property. He noted that the current security challenges that the state faces require even more robust efforts to address.