Tinubu urged to avoid “landmines” in choosing Security Chiefs
By Ologeh Joseph
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked to avoid the theory of the “slippery banana peel” in choosing his Security service chiefs.
The Federal Government is expected to announce the new Service Chiefs before the tail end of this week.
In a statement on Monday, the group under the aegies of Nigerian Progressive Retired Security Operatives Front, a group of Senior Retired officers cautioned that President Tinubu is about to commit “grievous errors” if he insists on picking from a list of officers who are part of the enthrenched forces that keep Nigerian security stunted.
The group mentioned a particular senior military officer from Lagos who is said to have spent close to 500million in bribe to become the Chief of Army Staff.
“We are aware of the desperation of some corrupt and inept top military officers. They have committed no fewer than N600million to bribe some people in order to ensure they secure the posts of Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Defense Staff, (CDS).
The statement signed by Col Samuel Alabi and Mohammed Suleimanl said President Tinubu should be careful not to appoint “men of yesteryears whose conducts continue to fuel terrorism and insurgency”
The group said the current service Chiefs and some of the GOCs are part of a group that wanted to thwart the May 29 handover date.
“They did everything possible to prevent the May 29 handover. They used threat and flagged off false intelligence to confuse and even intimidate former President Mohammadu Buhari to ensure he would not hand over to President Tinubu
The same group have been bribing political figures with millions of naira to ensure they get the slots of Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff.
“They want to lay landmines for the current administration. They are no longer professional soldiers but business men. They are stupendously rich. They are desperate to influence the process with money. This is a poison President Tinubu must avoid.”
The group said President Tinubu will be making a “terrible mistake” if he appoints a police man as National Security Adviser adding that No Military General will ever listen to a Retired Police Officer as NSA alluding to the speculations that former Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC Chairman Nuru Ribadu would be appointed as the NSA
The group said there has been a lot of fault lines in the Armed Forces created by the old order which ensures certain positioning for godsons aligned to the old order which ensures to fight for the control of the Armed Forces through an unimaginary existing structures they manage.
The group saud
there have been cases of so many brilliant and qualified officers who have been thrown out of service via this corrupt structure and will always defend such actions with excuses of no space at the top for promotion or lack of geopolitical slots but mediocre officers loyal to the structure are never affected by these templates.
The group cautioned Tinubu not to appoint any of the current Serving Chiefs as the Chief of Defense Staff, CDS.
Tinubu urged to avoid “landmines” in choosing Security Chiefs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked to avoid the theory of the “slippery banana peel” in choosing his Security service chiefs.
The Federal Government is expected to announce the new Service Chiefs before the tail end of this week.
In a statement on Monday, the group under the aegies of Nigerian Progressive Retired Security Operatives Front, a group of Senior Retired officers cautioned that President Tinubu is about to commit “grievous errors” if he insists on picking from a list of officers who are part of the enthrenched forces that keep Nigerian security stunted.
The group mentioned a particular senior military officer from Lagos who is said to have spent close to 500million in bribe to become the Chief of Army Staff.
“We are aware of the desperation of some corrupt and inept top military officers. They have committed no fewer than N600million to bribe some people in order to ensure they secure the posts of Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Defense Staff, (CDS).
The statement signed by Col Samuel Alabi and Mohammed Suleimanl said President Tinubu should be careful not to appoint “men of yesteryears whose conducts continue to fuel terrorism and insurgency”
The group said the current service Chiefs and some of the GOCs are part of a group that wanted to thwart the May 29 handover date.
“They did everything possible to prevent the May 29 handover. They used threat and flagged off false intelligence to confuse and even intimidate former President Mohammadu Buhari to ensure he would not hand over to President Tinubu
The same group have been bribing political figures with millions of naira to ensure they get the slots of Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff.
“They want to lay landmines for the current administration. They are no longer professional soldiers but business men. They are stupendously rich. They are desperate to influence the process with money. This is a poison President Tinubu must avoid.”
The group said President Tinubu will be making a “terrible mistake” if he appoints a police man as National Security Adviser adding that No Military General will ever listen to a Retired Police Officer as NSA alluding to the speculations that former Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC Chairman Nuru Ribadu would be appointed as the NSA
The group said there has been a lot of fault lines in the Armed Forces created by the old order which ensures certain positioning for godsons aligned to the old order which ensures to fight for the control of the Armed Forces through an unimaginary existing structures they manage.
The group saud
there have been cases of so many brilliant and qualified officers who have been thrown out of service via this corrupt structure and will always defend such actions with excuses of no space at the top for promotion or lack of geopolitical slots but mediocre officers loyal to the structure are never affected by these templates.
The group cautioned Tinubu not to appoint any of the current Serving Chiefs as the Chief of Defense Staff, CDS.
