Military Warns Politicians Against Politicizing Its Personnel . . . Says No Plans To Sack Gov’t
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by Our Correspondent
The Nigerian military command has warned the political class to stop politicizing its personnel forthwith.
on Friday assured Nigerians that
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, who gave the warning on Friday, February 25th, during a virtual media chat tagged, ‘Open Ears Dialogue’, also hinted that its personnel were not contemplating sacking the government.
The defence chief emphasized that the military should be separated from any political influences.
“The leadership of the armed forces is telling politicians to leave us alone; do not mix us up with issues that have to do with politics and do not use political inclinations and persuasions to want to lure anybody from the armed forces into the idea of having to undertake coups and all.
“We will not. That’s the reason why, perhaps, the discussions you may have been having in the media. We have been insulated from such discussions because they already know our viewpoint in this regard.”
Irabor said the Nigerian armed forces would continue to educate its personnel that coups do “more harm than good”.
His words: “The Armed Forces of Nigeria have nothing whatsoever to do with anything that has to do with coup. We have learned our lessons over the years and we have come to our conclusion that coups will do us more harm than good.
“And so, this is what the leadership of the armed forces is passing down the chain, and educating everyone under our command that there is no reason whatsoever for anyone to contemplate that”.
He further stated that the military would not hire mercenaries to fight terrorists as being suggested in some quarters, he assured that the Boko Haram insurgency would end soon.
Also speaking, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, revealed that all the equipment of Super Tucano had yet to be fully delivered, but said the accompany equipment would arrive Nigeria next year.
