Politicians should be Stopped from having soldiers as security details, Wike tells COAS

Nyesome Wike.

In a reaction to General Buratai’s warning to officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to be weary of being used by politician to sabotage the sanity of the country, River State governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the Chief of Army Staff to put a stop to the allocation of soldiers to politicians.
The governor made this known during the flag off of the construction of the Old Aba Road by Mbano Junction in Oyigbo Local Government Area on Wednesday.

Wike said;

“Who are those approving battalions of soldiers to politicians? If they don’t want soldiers to follow politicians, they should stop giving soldiers to politicians.

“It is only in Nigeria that soldiers follow politicians. They should stop soldiers from being security details to politicians. Somebody comes home and they will give him battalions of soldiers and they say soldiers should not hobnob with politicians.

“All over the world, it is only the commander-in-chief that is allowed to use soldiers. But here, you see soldiers following politicians everywhere.”

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