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By Udu Yakubu
The military of any nation is not a sheer ‘outpost’ for men in uniforms looking out for distress situations to intervene in. As a composite architecture of the armed forces and all its constituting elements, the military is indeed a strategic national guardian entrusted with security matters connected with lives and property within the geographic space of a country. The Nigerian Constitution, for instance, adequately provides that ‘there shall be an Armed Force for the Federation, which shall consist of an Army, a Navy, an Air Force, and such other branches of the Armed Forces of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National Assembly.’
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Buhari’s invitation by the National Assembly constitutional says Ikponmwen
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By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City
Brigadier-General Idada Ikponmwen (rtd) is a former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Pioneering Director of Army Legal Services and now a Legal Practitioner & Notary Public says President Muhammadu Buhari last minute cancellation of addressing the National Assembly was ill-advised.
Security situation
It is no longer arguable that the security situation in Nigeria has deteriorated beyond acceptable measures and dimensions. This un-abating security challenge has resulted in every well-meaning Nigerian calling for holistic overhaul of the system. Some said “President should resign’’, others called for his impeachment and yet many more have reinstated the need for the removal of the Service Chiefs.
Is PMB (President Muhammadu Buhari) of yesterday different from the PMB of today? The PMB of yesterday was first seen as a good and very disciplined gentleman. He was considered as a new messiah to deliver the people of Nigeria from their life-style of political chicanery. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, he portrayed himself as a patriot, especially with his agenda of War Against Indiscipline (WAI). He was then seen as a man of impeccable integrity. He was feared but loved and respected, at least, for a foundation for a more disciplined society.
For instance, during his military administration, three Nigerian men (Bartholomew Azubike Owoh, aged 26 and former employee of the Nigeria Airways; Lawal Akanni Ojuolape, Yoruba man aged 30 and a spare part dealer; and another Yoruba man, Bernard Ogedengbe, Sailor and aged 29), were publicly executed by firing squad at the Kirikiri Maximum Security in Apapa, Lagos for being in possession of cocaine on April 10, 1985. They were tried