Defence Minister Christopher Musa has denied reports suggesting he plans to resign from office, describing the claims as false.
Musa spoke to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday after briefing President Bola Tinubu on the nation’s security situation. He arrived at the Presidential Villa around 3pm and left about an hour later.
The minister said he was caught off guard by the resignation rumours and vowed to pursue legal action against those responsible, accusing them of trying to erode public trust in the government’s security efforts.
“I am not going anywhere. I have never discussed this. I don’t even know who the person is that brought that information,” Musa said.
“But whoever it is, we will take legal action against them. We are surprised. I was shocked when I saw that. I don’t know where that came from.”
He added that resistance to positive change was to be expected. “You always expect that there will be people who will not be happy when things are going well. Security is improving, things are getting better, and for them, that is a sad point. They always want to make it look as if it is not so.”
Musa described the meeting with Tinubu as a routine security briefing, noting that the president expressed satisfaction with the military’s performance and ongoing operations nationwide.
“I just came back from briefing Mr President on the current security situation, and he is very happy with us. We are going to continue doing well,” he said.
The minister also thanked Nigerians for their continued backing of the armed forces, stressing that defeating terrorism and banditry requires cooperation between citizens and security agencies.
“I want to seize this opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for all the support. The support has been massive,” he said. “To defeat the terrorists and the bandits is a whole-of-society approach. Nigerians have keyed into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve.”
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