Nigerians deserves to know the truth behind service chiefs’ sack – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to be honest with Nigerians on the real reasons behind the sudden and rather abrupt change in the leadership of the Nigerian military.
This is as the party expressed concerns that the sack came a few days after the reported rumours of a military coup in the country
Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, noted that although the President reserves the power to make such changes as he may deem fit, ” we are somewhat concerned that this change is coming in the wake of widespread rumours of an attempted coup.”
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“We reiterate our earlier view that the reactions of the government to the dangerous rumour have veered between deliberate obfuscation and outright confusion in a matter that required crystal clarity.
“We note that nearly all the Service Chiefs that have been removed were appointed only 28 months ago, with the current Chief of Defence Staff himself appointed just a year ago as Chief of Army Staff”
The party, while also noting that the decision has serious and far-reaching implications for stability within the ranks, added,” it could not have been taken without strong reasons.
“Our position remains, therefore, that the Federal Government owes Nigerians a categorical explanation about what truly happened.
“As an opposition political party, our interest remains the stability of our country and our democracy. In the light of developments in our neighbourhood of Chad and the Sahel States, we are gravely concerned.”
The ADC observed that it is obvious that the Tinubu administration is distracted.
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It noted that Insecurity had continued to spread with terrorist groups staging a comeback in some parts of the country, while bandits reign supreme in other parts
“But this is not the reason the government is changing the Service Chiefs. Instead, the administration’s attention appears fully focused on regime politics rather than securing the lives of Nigerians.”
He noted further that the action of near wholesale change in the leadership of the country’s military, if anything, would only further promote rumours and conspiracy theories.
“We therefore reiterate our earlier position that the Federal Government must address the issue transparently and reassure Nigerians that our democracy is not under threat.”
