₦airaland Forum

HgAkpobomeEr:
Wike is a no-nonsense man. He will not take nonsense from anyone.

Tinubu included, abi 😎

Adakintroy:
Technically everything is under the minister

He is the governor. All this power play is because ehe is not a Northern.

Imagine telling a governor he can't enter somewhere.

So a governor has a power to enter your bedroom without permission?

Exactly what infuriated the minister. The so called military personnel should simply present the land papers or get it regularised through oga Wike ministry instead of the usual power show with 'bloody' civilian...they should be showing bandits/terrorists that energy.

Laple0541:
In as much I think Mr Wike ought to have managed the situation more maturely, I think the impunity of Nigerian military personnels need to be addressed again and again. They always think they are demigods when dealing with civilians. Why should a retired general think he can retain a piece of land even when such land is not procured in a right way?

Wi*ked Wike... you said you won't be intimidated, yet you want to intimidate the military personnel. You see your life? Life is too short...All these your gra gra by showing super power will one day be a thing of the past.

TotoIsGud4boy:
Point noted. Wike was wrong to speak foul-mouthedly to the navy officer, navy officer was wrong to challenge an FCT minister passively even if he was just following orders he should’ve handled it diplomatically and avoided the escalation that turned into insults

The Wike we know would have bullied him if he was acting simple and 'diplomatic'. The guy was just been professional.

Is this Woke even schooled at all, why argue with an officer following order instead of simply calling his boss. You want the officer to grant you passage and later be punished by his superior? Even ordinary people knows this let's alone a lawyer- minister

Goldrosewine:
Lol, you called him a fool, yes or no? If he could talk to a commissioned officer (with guards and guns) publicly like that, just imagine how he talks to his staff and domestic workers privately. It tells you all you need to know about the generator voice of a man🥲

Gold Rose 🍷

I don't know how it happened but before checking your gender and reading down to the end I already noticed that you are a lady from your sentence and letters.

I love you Gold 🌹.

You were not intimidated but you were humbled.

O

billyG:
So a governor has a power to enter your bedroom without permission?

he can enter yes with permission. The problem with permission in this case is that as far as Abuja is concern, he is in charge of permit.

Wike is in a class of his own,who knows his onions and can't be intimidated even his haters know this.

Admit you were humbled sir

Kalulu44:
And do you know even as a governor you can't order a military anyhow without orders from Abuja

Who told you that. He is the state security officer. Everything as far as the state is concern is under him.


You don't know that states are autonomous. In ideal contest the state makes the request first before any deployment?

TotoIsGud4boy:
Point noted. Wike was wrong to speak foul-mouthedly to the navy officer, navy officer was wrong to challenge an FCT minister passively even if he was just following orders he should’ve handled it diplomatically and avoided the escalation that turned into insults

If I may ask…. How do you want the Soldier to handle the matter diplomatically again?

Kneel down and start begging Wike?

Adakintroy:
Who told you that. He is the state security office. Everything as far as the state is concern is under him.


You don't know that states are autonomous. In ideal contest the state makes the request first before any deployment?

lol….. You act as if you don’t know that the state governor is powerless especially if the order comes directly from Abuja?

FaAbData:
The Wike we know would have bullied him if he was acting simple and 'diplomatic'. The guy was just been professional.

Is this Woke even schooled at all, why argue with an officer following order instead of simply calling his boss. You want the officer to grant you passage and later be punished by his superior? Even ordinary people knows this let's alone a lawyer- minister

You know the drill my guy…. A military officer does not joke with lawful order from his/her superior…. He/She will protect it even at the expense of his/her life, That’s how they are trained, unlike those c0rrupt folks on blacks who can turn against their superior at any slight chance

Bra relax the smallie don intimidate and mess you up already.


Medicine after death

Adakintroy:
Who told you that. He is the state security officer. Everything as far as the state is concern is under him.


You don't know that states are autonomous. In ideal contest the state makes the request first before any deployment?

You don't know what you're saying, the governor will still take permission from Army HQ in Abuja. Just like the case of Lekki toll gate, the order came from Abuja by the insistence of Sanwo Olu from Lagos

Metcheeew, you go explain taya..
Abeg weh that officer make I send am 40 year old whiskey.

Laple0541:
In as much I think Mr Wike ought to have managed the situation more maturely, I think the impunity of Nigerian military personnels need to be addressed again and again. They always think they are demigods when dealing with civilians. Why should a retired general think he can retain a piece of land even when such land is not procured in a right way?

To think that the said piece of land was never his from the get go because the retired general was scammed by the person who sold the land to him.

Petyprince:
I know low thinking Nigerians will support the Naval Officer to them one of their enemies is down, but in weeks to come we will see if the guy will survive.

Exactly 💯 what I told them.

Let's face the fact. While should soldiers be mounting guard on a land that is not yet developed?
If the retired General did not go through due process to get that parcel of land, the Law should take its course.No one is above the law, irrespective of your military rank.
Minister Wike did not managed the situation well.

onatisi:
Trust me khaki boys dey vex now for barracks ,and what many don't know is that the military boys have had their eyes Wike for sometime now ,there was a case of a military office that has an estate in Abuja that Wike wanted to demolish ,vdm carried that story either last year or this year

If the estate is built on illegality, it should be demolished.NO MILITARY OFFICER IS ABOVE THE NIGERIA CONSTITUTION.

Kobicove:
All those of you supporting a retired military officer to challenge a sitting minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a cadet officer....una head no correct o!

See you whose head is correct, who is Wike?a man with no integrity, you think Nigerians are happy because a military man has use your Oga to shine?no, it is because the civilian involved is a problem to democracy, shebi he was jumping over Fubara,let him jump now na.when it happen between Fashola and the military man that drive on one way in Lagos,Nigerians proudly supported Fashola,not this garage agbero minister.

udemzyudex:
Press statement talk, you for tell your policemen to chase them away naa.

He actually told one to arrest the soldier but he didn't comply. 🤣

Laple0541:
In as much I think Mr Wike ought to have managed the situation more maturely, I think the impunity of Nigerian military personnels need to be addressed again and again. They always think they are demigods when dealing with civilians. Why should a retired general think he can retain a piece of land even when such land is not procured in a right way?

Because your minister is also a land grabber for the president, so lawlessness begets lawlessness, na so Nigeria big men dey roll

zoedew:
OFFICER YERIMA BREACHED THE LAW IN THAT FACEOFF WITH NYESOM WIKE

By Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN
(Constitutional Lawyer and Author)

Brushing sentiments aside, I hereby condemn in totality the actions of the Naval Officer, A.M. Yerima, who obstructed the FCT Minister from gaining access into that parcel of land, under the guise of ‘obeying superior orders.’ The duty of a junior officer to obey the orders of his superiors, even though strongly upheld in military and paramilitary circles, has its own limitations recognised by no other authority but the Supreme Court of Nigeria. I shall establish this anon.

In the recent case of Onunze vs. State (2023) 8 NWLR (Pt. 1885) 61 at 108 SC, the Supreme Court held emphatically, per Ogunwunmiju, JSC, thus:

“My Lords, the obligation to obey the orders of a superior does not include orders that are palpably illegal or manifestly unjust. Every military or police officer swears an oath upon commissioning. The Oath is not to obey all orders, it is to “preserve”, “protect” and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When an officer obeys palpably illegal orders, they become personally liable for their actions and would be expected to face court martial or official sanction for the wrongdoing.”

In the earlier decision of Nigeria Air Force vs. James (2002) 18 NWLR (Pt. 798) 295 at 324 SC, Onu, JSC, delivering the lead judgment of the Supreme Court, held firmly, subjugating military personnel to civilian authority and disparaging obedience to illegal orders, as follows:

“See the case of Pius Nwaogu v. The State (1972) 1 All NLR 149 where it was held, inter alia, that "a soldier is responsible to Military and Civil Law and it is monstrous to suppose that a soldier could be protected when the order is grossly and manifestly illegal. Of course, there is the other proposition that a soldier is only bound to obey lawful orders and is responsible if he obeys an order not strictly lawful.’"

The illegality in that order stems primarily from the fact that no service law of the military permits a serving military officer to mount guard at the private construction site of his boss, especially under suspicious circumstances like this. The retired Naval Officer ought, under the circumstances, to have engaged the civil police, if he suspected likelihood of arson or criminal trespass.

Additionally, Barr. Nyesom Wike is the equivalent of Governor of a State – he being the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. More importantly, all lands in the FCT Abuja, by section 297(2) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. By section 302 of the same Constitution, read together with other extant Acts of the National Assembly, the President of Nigeria has delegated all powers with respect to land administration in the FCT Abuja to the Hon. Minister. Going by constitutional and administrative law, therefore, Mr. Wike stood in loco the President of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces on that fateful day. Consequently, even if the superior officer were still in service, he would not disobey Mr. Wike or obstruct him from entering the land. This was an affront to the civil authority of Mr. President.

The Minister’s method may be brash; but it is legal and lawful in all respects. Rather, it is the officer who obstructed him that has breached not just the Nigerian Constitution, but also service and extant regulatory laws. For the avoidance of any doubt, section 114 of the Armed Forces Act makes military personnel criminally liable for civil offences. This means the officer in question could be arraigned before a Court Martial for obstructing a public officer from performing his public duties, et cetera.

In conclusion, celebrating the humiliation of Nyesom Wike, simply because he is a ‘big man’ or simply because he is not liked by certain persons begs the real issue here. If such intolerable conduct by the young officer is not punished or is celebrated, this may unleash a reign of terror by the men in khaki against hapless civilians – with a grin or boast that ‘we did it to Wike and nothing happened.’ This is not Nigeria of our dream!
I rest my case here.

Why is nobody liking this, oppression and Nigerians 5 & 6

PDPdestroyer:
The same people who accuse our military of abuse of power against civilians are the ones defending the retired chief of Naval staff over this illegality.
This is nothing but highhandedness and reckless abuse of power, you can’t claim to want a “new Nigeria” and support illegal landgrab, except of course, you’re merely paying lip service.
Wike’s only fault was the condescending manner he spoke to the officer

Na to use mili*ary people grab land sure now

Jayhome24:
You said it all. Wike is my man anyday anytime but on this case he didn't acted proper regardless he is claiming doing his job.

There are ways to resolved matter like this than coming to the street and saying all those bad words against the young man and his superior.

We have told Wike so many time to sometime dey slow down.

What year did Wike started being your man? Lamaooo.

Heffalump:
He was visibly scared and couldn't go further into the premises from where his movement was halted. He even said "....you would have killed all of us here". Those are the words of a coward.

He said... This land can never be developed. If you like kill everybody.

Soldier: nobody will kill anybody sir.

SisterAnn:
What year did Wike started being your man? Lamaooo.

I don't want to reply you when I noticed you are a female comrade, however, I must let you know I started being Wike man since 1900 are you OK now?

Anymore questions.

Laple0541:
At least you can see I stressed it that Wike should have acted maturely!

Maturity and Wike in the same sentence?

Bro!