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By Lovina Anthony

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja on Tuesday said the military will not heed calls for overthrow of democratically elected government to satisfy some interests.

Speaking in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference, Lagbaja said the call for military takeover was majorly coming from young Nigerians who never experienced the era of Nigeria’s extensive military rule.

He stressed that the Nigerian Army was not ready to lose the “new prestige” it has painstakingly built in the past 25 years by allowing safe democratic rule.

"The Nigerian Army will not allow itself to be used to undemocratically sail some interests to power. As the Service that received the most image bashing as a fallout of previous military interventions in Nigeria,
the Nigerian Army is not poised to losing the new prestige it has painstakingly built in the past 25 years, secure, and united,” he said.

Lagbaja noted that the Nigerian Army and its sister services have continued to receive support from the government at both the national and sub-national levels as shown in the recent purchase of 2 BELL UH-1 Huey Helicopters equipped with advanced sensors and enablers to conduct a range of missions, including reconnaissance, surveillance, logistics and medical evacuation, among other functions.

He added that welfare of widows and family members of fallen heroes remains on course.

On the fallout of the recent nationwide hunger protest, the Army Chief stated that the situation was an eye opener that as an Armed Force, they should not only focus on physical security and defense of the nation but that food and social security issues can snowball into physical security challenges.

He said though the situation that led to the protest seemed to have settled, the Nigerian Army understands that the issue of food security was among the factors that led to the protest.

The COAS pledged the Army’s resolve to wade in through the review of its agricultural policy.

He further said the Nigerian Army currently provide security cover for farmers in critical farming communities in the North East, North West and North Central zones so as to prevent the devastating consequences of a halt in food production in those regions on the entire country’s food supply chain.

“The Nigerian Army will, in the coming days, review its agricultural policy to better position the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited to significantly boost crop production so that the Army can release grains into the market at highly subsidized rate in support of government efforts.

"Furthermore, the Army Headquarters is reviewing some proposals for partnerships with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government and reputable private organizations on how best to collaborate to resolve food crisis in the country,” he added.

Lagbaja revealed that the Nigerian Army has acquired other combat enablers such as Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, rifles, and ammunition to strengthen operations and security across the country.

Declaring the event open, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno expressed happiness that the conference was held in Akwa Ibom and commended the COAS for the “purposeful direction he has given to Nigerian Army towards meeting its constitutional responsibility”.

Eno equally assured of the state government’s readiness to lend all necessary support to enable the establishment of the proposed Army base in the state as well as other logistics.

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Speaking in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference, Lagbaja said the call for military takeover was majorly coming from young Nigerians who never experienced the era of Nigeria’s extensive military rule.

It is also coming from those who had vowed that rather than a Yoruba candidate win the Presidency in 2023, they would rather support the North to continue ruling.

What they cannot have, they want to destroy.

By God's grace

We won't want you to do it anyway. We need fresh blood like the Ivory coast leader with fresh idea and patriotic.

Nice one

Why are they talking about military take over?

My father told me that any Nigerian that witnessed the civil war firsthand will never wish to experience another one...

If you don’t do it and the suffering becomes too much your juniors will do it

Ask Niger republic
Ask Burkina Faso
Ask Mali


It’s not something unusual or impossible

Thrasher2024:
Why are they talking about military take over?

Maybe it is happening undermine

Senior officers hardly take over power...since the history of Nigeria. Most senior officers always enjoy in every bad govt.

J

God let your will be done!

This fear, hope is not going to be real

IPOB retards will not be happy with this .

The take over will happen in no distant future from now , based on the way and manner Nigeria's democracy is been run by a corrupt circle of bloody civilians.

The fact that we're discussing it at all....

Who even made call for tinubu's overthrown ni?

Abi you guys have plans to do so

illicit:
My father told me that any Nigerian that witnessed the civil war firsthand will never wish to experience another one...

Mine too

Better heed the calls of those bandits in our forests and leave PBAT alone

For even coming out to talk about foolish stuff like this, if I were the president, I will just replace this guy.

Stealing power and run away with it is not enough.

Armi wey no fit helep d cun3 remove a tyrant, corrupt gornment from pawa that one na armi?

illicit:
My father told me that any Nigerian that witnessed the civil war firsthand will never wish to experience another one...

What's the correlation between this dumb you typed here and the talking about military take over?

You have no brain at all.
Who mentioned war here?

Thrasher2024:
Why are they talking about military take over?

Young soldiers cant afford rice and beans and yam just like other Nigerians.

The young soldiers are discussing it coz they know the Generals have pot belly as a result of monies from politics and won't do it. Generals r scared too, hence this report by their head

illicit:
My father told me that any Nigerian that witnessed the civil war firsthand will never wish to experience another one...

Unfortunately, some ignorant kids are praying to experience it again.

bizzibodi:
Armi wey no fit helep d cun3 remove a tyrant, corrupt gornment from pawa that one na armi?

No worry

They will remove him and put Hoebee there.

Good01:
By Lovina Anthony


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Who is calling ? Make una Dey whine una self. If there is a real threat una go don arrest everyone “calling”

Truly speaking, military is not the best system of government. An ideal government is civil who are accountable and reliable. One would think that most our past politicsl leaders are not well- informed about politics and what it take to rule over a heterogeneous society like ours.A close look at the numbers of tribes in Nigeria wlll alarm you that we have more than 500 tribes.

Tjra:
Unfortunately, some ignorant kids are praying to experience it again.

You're the ignorant one here.

Cos nothing concern what COAS said and war.

Try get small logical brain. And not to just jump to quote into what another dumb person typed brainlessly