The Chief of Military Employees, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated that the navy would enable itself for use by some curiosity teams to truncate democratic governance within the nation.
Lagbaja acknowledged this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State whereas talking through the opening ceremony of the COAS Mixed 2nd and third Quarters Convention on Tuesday.
Whereas noting that such a name for a navy takeover was coming from younger Nigerians, who had by no means skilled the period of Nigeria’s intensive navy rule, the COAS mentioned the Nigerian Military was not able to lose the “new status” it has painstakingly constructed up to now 25 years by truncating the nation’s democratic rule.
Describing the latest nationwide starvation protest or #EndBadgovernance InNigeria protest as an eye-opener, the COAS mentioned a lesson to remove was that meals insecurity and starvation within the nation may snowball into a significant disaster.
He mentioned, “One other pertinent situation that got here up through the latest protest is the decision for undemocratic intervention in governance by the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Though one can say this was coming from younger Nigerians who by no means skilled the period of Nigeria’s intensive navy rule and the concerted battle by heroes and heroines of our present democratic dispensation to get the Nation on its present path, because the Chief of Military Employees, my easy response to the decision is, ‘Thanks, however no thanks!’
“The Nigerian Military is not going to enable itself for use to undemocratically sail some pursuits to energy. Because the service that acquired essentially the most picture bashing as a fallout of earlier navy interventions in Nigeria, the Nigerian Military is just not poised to lose the brand new status it has painstakingly constructed up to now 25 years, safe and united.”
Lagbaja mentioned that following the lesson taken from the latest starvation protest, the Armed Forces wouldn’t solely give attention to bodily safety and the defence of the nation however would additionally take note of meals and social safety points.
He mentioned although the scenario that led to the protest appeared to have settled, the Nigerian Military understood that the difficulty of meals safety was among the many elements that led to the protest, pledging the Military’s resolve to wade in by means of the assessment of its agricultural coverage.
He mentioned the Nigerian Military troops at the moment present safety cowl for farmers in essential farming communities within the North-East, North-West, and North Central zones in order to forestall the devastating penalties of stopping meals manufacturing in these areas on all the nation’s meals provide chain.
“The Nigerian Military will, within the coming days, assessment its agricultural coverage to raised place the Nigerian Military Farms and Ranches Restricted to considerably enhance crop manufacturing in order that the Military can launch grains into the market at a extremely subsidised charge in assist of presidency efforts.
“Moreover, the Military Headquarters is reviewing some proposals for partnerships with ministries, departments, and businesses of presidency and respected personal organisations on how finest to collaborate to resolve meals disaster within the nation,” the COAS acknowledged.
Lagbaja famous that the Nigerian Military and its sister companies had continued to obtain assist from the federal government at each the nationwide and sub-national ranges, as proven within the latest buy of two BELL UH-1 Huey helicopters geared up with superior sensors and enablers to conduct a variety of missions, together with reconnaissance, surveillance, logistics, and medical evacuation, amongst different features for the Nigerian Military.
He disclosed that the Nigerian Military had acquired different fight enablers, comparable to Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Automobiles, rifles, and ammunition, to strengthen their operations and safety throughout the nation, noting that the large strides the Military had made thus far weren’t unconnected with the cooperations of sister safety businesses, nationwide and sub-national governments.
The COAS pressured that the welfare of widows and relations of fallen heroes remained on the right track.
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, who declared the convention open, expressed happiness that the convention was held in Akwa Ibom and recommended the COAS for the “purposeful path he has given to Nigerian Military in direction of assembly its constitutional accountability,” noting that the Military was always innovating, deepening its competence and professionalism.
Eno, due to this fact, pledged the state authorities’s readiness to lend all obligatory assist to allow the institution of the proposed Military base within the state in addition to different logistics.
