Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has criticised those opposed to the nomination of the immediate ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. Two weeks ago, Buhari named former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Air Staff, Ibok Ibas; and […]
Foreign relations experts want ex-service chiefs rejected as ambassadors
Some of the country’s most notable diplomats, lawyers and teachers of diplomacy have asked the Senate to reject the nomination of the service chiefs as ambassador. 7 min read
Foreign affairs experts, including a former ambassador, academic and lawyers have called on the national assembly and even countries where they will be posted to reject President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as ambassadors.
Others, who seemed confused by their appointment, have requested further details on the development, saying there may be more to the nomination than meets the eye.
Buhari, Choose Wisely
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Sun Feb 07 2021
I was going to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari for finally getting rid of his security chiefs. Together with them, he had authored Nigeria’s most insecure chapter since the civil war.
The Boko Haram insurgency grew worse. Kidnapping became an industry. Armed robbery returned. Cattle herdsmen began to carry AK-47s to overrun farms and communities.
So bad did things grow that at different times, Mr. Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo ordered the security chiefs to relocate to the troubled northeast and prosecute their assignments from there. Curiously, the chiefs ignored the chiefs of state, without repercussion.