Former Chief of Army, Staff. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said that the service under his regime was forced to make unusual measures to rescue the Army from collapse.
Minimah was talking about arrangement of various general military court martials to try officers and soldiers for offences ranging from mutiny, cowardice and indiscipline among Army officers involved in the ongoing counter insurgency operation in the North East.
He noted that he left behind an Army, who he believes could protect the country against any enemy.
He announced that the army under watch has reclaimed many territories from the insurgents and had essentially crippled them. He stressed that the insurgents were faced with certain defeat.
He said, “As I hand over today, I am happy to inform you that the Boko Haram terrorists’ insurgency is at a certain defeat. During my tenure, we were able to reclaim all territories earlier lost to the terrorists, sufficiently degrade their potency and reduced them to a band of criminals and petty thieves.
“Success did not come cheap. It came with the sweat and blood of all of us. In the face of unusual events, we had to take unusual actions.Some may adjudge us as being too strict especially in dealing with cases of cowardice and indiscipline in the field.
“But, we had to do what we must to arrest the drift towards chaos that the Army was heading. I am happy that the result in the field today justifies our actions.
“Today I am leaving behind an Army that can hold its own against any adversary without batting an eyelid. An Army that has vowed never again to concede any inch of Nigeria to terrorists. It is a legacy I am leaving behind and I implore you to sustain it.”
Minimah statement was made during the handing over the leadership of the service to his successor, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday.
*Obama
“The reason these issues are being raised now is that in less than one week, our President will be visiting USA.
“It will be necessary at this point for it to be stressed to him that he should observe the tenets of democracy in Nigeria’’, Metuh said.
Metuh also said PDP would not accept the outcome of any election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), if Mrs Amina Zakari, remained its head.
“PDP will find it difficult to accept outcome of any election if it loses any election under Zakari’’, Metuh added.
He said this was due to her close relationship to Buhari.
Metuh commended the institutes’ contributions to Nigeria’s democratic development, and called for their partnership of PDP in opposition.
Mr Jasper Veen, Resident Country Director, NDI, who described political parties as fundamental building blocks of any nation, urged political parties to strengthen their internal democracy.
“If you get right parties internal democracy, other democratic issues will be addressed’’, Veen said.
He added that for any country’s democracy to function well, its political parties and civil society organisations must interact effectively.
Mr Sentell Barnes, the Resident Programme Officer, Nigeria, said the institute and the US had been involved in series of programmes to promote credible elections in Nigeria.
Barnes said US government and IRI were interested in promoting democratic tenets and independence of electoral institutes in Nigeria.
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs was created by the US to deepen democratic culture and to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations.
The International Republican Institute is a United Nations-partner organisation that conducts international political and institutional programmes.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/pdp-to-obama-teach-buhari-tenets-of-democracy/#sthash.9aKNrwXE.dpuf
*Obama
“The reason these issues are being raised now is that in less than one week, our President will be visiting USA.
“It will be necessary at this point for it to be stressed to him that he should observe the tenets of democracy in Nigeria’’, Metuh said.
Metuh also said PDP would not accept the outcome of any election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), if Mrs Amina Zakari, remained its head.
“PDP will find it difficult to accept outcome of any election if it loses any election under Zakari’’, Metuh added.
He said this was due to her close relationship to Buhari.
Metuh commended the institutes’ contributions to Nigeria’s democratic development, and called for their partnership of PDP in opposition.
Mr Jasper Veen, Resident Country Director, NDI, who described political parties as fundamental building blocks of any nation, urged political parties to strengthen their internal democracy.
“If you get right parties internal democracy, other democratic issues will be addressed’’, Veen said.
He added that for any country’s democracy to function well, its political parties and civil society organisations must interact effectively.
Mr Sentell Barnes, the Resident Programme Officer, Nigeria, said the institute and the US had been involved in series of programmes to promote credible elections in Nigeria.
Barnes said US government and IRI were interested in promoting democratic tenets and independence of electoral institutes in Nigeria.
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs was created by the US to deepen democratic culture and to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations.
The International Republican Institute is a United Nations-partner organisation that conducts international political and institutional programmes.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/pdp-to-obama-teach-buhari-tenets-of-democracy/#sthash.9aKNrwXE.dpuf
*Obama
“The reason these issues are being raised now is that in less than one week, our President will be visiting USA.
“It will be necessary at this point for it to be stressed to him that he should observe the tenets of democracy in Nigeria’’, Metuh said.
Metuh also said PDP would not accept the outcome of any election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), if Mrs Amina Zakari, remained its head.
“PDP will find it difficult to accept outcome of any election if it loses any election under Zakari’’, Metuh added.
He said this was due to her close relationship to Buhari.
Metuh commended the institutes’ contributions to Nigeria’s democratic development, and called for their partnership of PDP in opposition.
Mr Jasper Veen, Resident Country Director, NDI, who described political parties as fundamental building blocks of any nation, urged political parties to strengthen their internal democracy.
“If you get right parties internal democracy, other democratic issues will be addressed’’, Veen said.
He added that for any country’s democracy to function well, its political parties and civil society organisations must interact effectively.
Mr Sentell Barnes, the Resident Programme Officer, Nigeria, said the institute and the US had been involved in series of programmes to promote credible elections in Nigeria.
Barnes said US government and IRI were interested in promoting democratic tenets and independence of electoral institutes in Nigeria.
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs was created by the US to deepen democratic culture and to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations.
The International Republican Institute is a United Nations-partner organisation that conducts international political and institutional programmes.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/pdp-to-obama-teach-buhari-tenets-of-democracy/#sthash.9aKNrwXE.dpuf
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