₦airaland Forum

The Lieutenant Yerima incident reminded us that Nigeria is still deeply gripped in the mentality of Military rule superiority over Civilian administration. The same mentality which the Army assumes to derogate the polity as “bloody civilians”. The Army thinks they are still in charge of the country and every civilian rule must be at their command, wish and caprices. We see the Military in places they have no business, used to intimidate and enforce their will.

Indeed, retired Generals constitute themselves into a shadow government that exercises their culture of corruption by grabbing the most lucrative sector of the economy. As much as Civilian Administrations try to get hold of how much mineral resources are leaving the country, no one dares challenge them. It is part of the daily News that Generals are controlling the underground economy that should have been normal income of any sane country.

Generals are at liberty to grab precious land, properties and share businesses they desire, no question asked. Lt. Yerima, a young man at the initial stage of his career, is not the problem. He is only following the established culture of corruption ordered by the retired general that was put in place right from the time Ibrahim Babangida overthrew Buhari.

Nigeria must remember that it was this same Babangida celebrating the culture of corruption with his book launch about how Nigeria was saved by the Military. He accepted Structural Adjustment rejected by Buhari. It was the coffin that nailed the Middle Class in Nigeria. We have never recovered and the Depreciation of Naira continues since then.

Nigerians are not blind and not all of us are gullible cheering and welcoming Military men indiscretions every time. The fact that we see Nigerians cheering Lt. Yerima, though not new, does not mean the majority of Nigerians are not watching in disgust. This is a country the whole world recognizes for their intellect but fails to use it to better themselves at home. How can they cheer the Military that uses guns to terrorize their people into submission?

Source

Very true. Nigerians are non thinkers.
I mean, how can a military personnel official duty be to prevent constituted authority access to illegal structure.
Nigerians celebrated because it was wike, there perceived enemy, that was humiliated not minding the legality of the actions of the yerima boy.

Wike took things too lightly to avoid Media frenzy that backfired. He could have gone there with military personnels on the approval of the president let's see what the boy would have done. But he chose to be present himself expecting to be respected on self recognition not knowing that there are already sinister plans to dishonor him.

But the way Nigerian army is structured, it is difficult to fight corruption. When the cashless policy was introduced, military personnels were the ones bringing mint recolored notes to the banks even when the banks can not access these notes from Central Bank. This is because these people receives their payments before any other institution. That was why Emefiele was guided by the military when warrant of Arrest was on his head owing to corruption charges against him.

Generals operates like commanders in a mini barracks with multiple military personnels under government payroll as guards who should be in a platoon fighting for the nation.

So how do you fix this?

Nearly impossible.

It's only children born after Nigeria has returned to democracy or who were still infants when Nigeria was under military rule that pray soldiers should take over Nigeria.

Whoever lived during the military era will never pray for them to return, especially IBB and Abacha times.

thesolutions:
Very true. Nigerians are non thinkers.

But they like to think otherwise...

Very funny group of people!

brain54:
But they like to think otherwise...

Very funny group of people!

Arguing with someone that has preconceived understanding. Even when they see their wrong, the will deviate. Very irritating

ASSOCIATION OF DEFEATED AND DISGRACED MILITARY GENERALSOF NIGERIA (ADDMGON)

President of association is Gen. Tuku Buruta
VP is AVM Gambo
All ex coas, ex cas, cons, cds from year 2010 till date are members
All serving and retired military generals that were defeated by terrorist group are members

Membership is automatic for all military Generals serving or retired from 2010 -2025 (from inception of terrorism in Nigeria)
Military officer must have been in the service while Boko haram terrorists expanded and grew in leaps and bound and took Nigeria territory and committed genocide without a fight from nigeria military.

Long epistle full of incoherent jargons from a dude trying to feed the public with their trash as usual. I realize he’s been paid and try to deliver but Nigerians knows your masters are more hungry for power and dominance than the military.

PROVIDED EVERYONE IS TO GO THROUGH COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING AND BE RESERVES. YOU'RE NOT PAYING THE PRICE THEY'RE PAYING.INSTEAD OF ASKING MR WIKE TO APOLOGIES FOR HIS SPAT AND DEFAMATORY REMARKS YOU ARE HERE DOING CHOCHOCHO.

laiperi:
The Lieutenant Yerima incident reminded us that Nigeria is still deeply gripped in the mentality of Military rule superiority over Civilian administration. The same mentality which the Army assumes to derogate the polity as “bloody civilians”. The Army thinks they are still in charge of the country and every civilian rule must be at their command, wish and caprices. We see the Military in places they have no business, used to intimidate and enforce their will.

Indeed, retired Generals constitute themselves into a shadow government that exercises their culture of corruption by grabbing the most lucrative sector of the economy. As much as Civilian Administrations try to get hold of how much mineral resources are leaving the country, no one dares challenge them. It is part of the daily News that Generals are controlling the underground economy that should have been normal income of any sane country.

Generals are at liberty to grab precious land, properties and share businesses they desire, no question asked. Lt. Yerima, a young man at the initial stage of his career, is not the problem. He is only following the established culture of corruption ordered by the retired general that was put in place right from the time Ibrahim Babangida overthrew Buhari.

Nigeria must remember that it was this same Babangida celebrating the culture of corruption with his book launch about how Nigeria was saved by the Military. He accepted Structural Adjustment rejected by Buhari. It was the coffin that nailed the Middle Class in Nigeria. We have never recovered and the Depreciation of Naira continues since then.

Nigerians are not blind and not all of us are gullible cheering and welcoming Military men indiscretions every time. The fact that we see Nigerians cheering Lt. Yerima, though not new, does not mean the majority of Nigerians are not watching in disgust. This is a country the whole world recognizes for their intellect but fails to use it to better themselves at home. How can they cheer the Military that uses guns to terrorize their people into submission?

Source

Nigerian politicians like Wike are the one in charge of Nigeria purse, the military can only steal what they are allocated, they can't steal more than the politicians, so what are you ranting about?

Major7:
Long epistle full of incoherent jargons from a dude trying to feed the public with their trash as usual. I realize he’s been paid and try to deliver but Nigerians knows your masters are more hungry for power and dominance than the military.

Paid?

Military exacerbate colonial mentality in Africa
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1448970/military-rule-exacerbate-colonial-mentality-in.html

Nigerians are delusional. Nobody or culture ever think you are intelligent.

Major7:
Long epistle full of incoherent jargons from a dude trying to feed the public with their trash as usual. I realize he’s been paid and try to deliver but Nigerians knows your masters are more hungry for power and dominance than the military.

you know them wella

thesolutions:
Very true. Nigerians are non thinkers.
I mean, how can a military personnel official duty be to prevent constituted authority access to illegal structure.
Nigerians celebrated because it was wike, there perceived enemy, that was humiliated not minding the legality of the actions of the yerima boy.

Wike took things too lightly to avoid Media frenzy that backfired. He could have gone there with military personnels on the approval of the president let's see what the boy would have done. But he chose to be present himself expecting to be respected on self recognition not knowing that there are already sinister plans to dishonor him.

But the way Nigerian army is structured, it is difficult to fight corruption. When the cashless policy was introduced, military personnels were the ones bringing mint recolored notes to the banks even when the banks can not access these notes from Central Bank. This is because these people receives their payments before any other institution. That was why Emefiele was guided by the military when warrant of Arrest was on his head owing to corruption charges against him.

Generals operates like commanders in a mini barracks with multiple military personnels under government payroll as guards who should be in a platoon fighting for the nation.

So how do you fix this?

Nearly impossible.

Implement a multi-pronged reform strategy:

Enforce merit-only criteria for all recruitment and promotion decisions.

Reduce direct contact with the military by assigning personal protection duties exclusively to civil defence, police, or comparable non-military bodies.

Whatever it is you think about Wike. This is not about him. In this case the man has the authority to do his job. Especially after his attention has been drawn to uncivil act by former or retired General.

The space has been designated by specialised civil authority. Some Nigerians are myopic because of how they feel about Wike, by celebrating a military officer who should not even on the property in the first place.

The solutions:

Nigerians celebrated because it was wike, there perceived enemy, that was humiliated not minding the legality of the actions of the yerima boy.

laiperi:
The Lieutenant Yerima incident reminded us that Nigeria is still deeply gripped in the mentality of Military rule superiority over Civilian administration. The same mentality which the Army assumes to derogate the polity as “bloody civilians”. The Army thinks they are still in charge of the country and every civilian rule must be at their command, wish and caprices. We see the Military in places they have no business, used to intimidate and enforce their will.

Indeed, retired Generals constitute themselves into a shadow government that exercises their culture of corruption by grabbing the most lucrative sector of the economy. As much as Civilian Administrations try to get hold of how much mineral resources are leaving the country, no one dares challenge them. It is part of the daily News that Generals are controlling the underground economy that should have been normal income of any sane country.

Generals are at liberty to grab precious land, properties and share businesses they desire, no question asked. Lt. Yerima, a young man at the initial stage of his career, is not the problem. He is only following the established culture of corruption ordered by the retired general that was put in place right from the time Ibrahim Babangida overthrew Buhari.

Nigeria must remember that it was this same Babangida celebrating the culture of corruption with his book launch about how Nigeria was saved by the Military. He accepted Structural Adjustment rejected by Buhari. It was the coffin that nailed the Middle Class in Nigeria. We have never recovered and the Depreciation of Naira continues since then.

Nigerians are not blind and not all of us are gullible cheering and welcoming Military men indiscretions every time. The fact that we see Nigerians cheering Lt. Yerima, though not new, does not mean the majority of Nigerians are not watching in disgust. This is a country the whole world recognizes for their intellect but fails to use it to better themselves at home. How can they cheer the Military that uses guns to terrorize their people into submission?

Source

Was Tinubu a retired general?
Name one of his business valued at 5 million dollars in 1998

Name one

Today he owns and maintain 2 private jets

thesolutions:
Very true. Nigerians are non thinkers.
I mean, how can a military personnel official duty be to prevent constituted authority access to illegal structure.
Nigerians celebrated because it was wike, there perceived enemy, that was humiliated not minding the legality of the actions of the yerima boy.

Wike took things too lightly to avoid Media frenzy that backfired. He could have gone there with military personnels on the approval of the president let's see what the boy would have done. But he chose to be present himself expecting to be respected on self recognition not knowing that there are already sinister plans to dishonor him.

But the way Nigerian army is structured, it is difficult to fight corruption. When the cashless policy was introduced, military personnels were the ones bringing mint recolored notes to the banks even when the banks can not access these notes from Central Bank. This is because these people receives their payments before any other institution. That was why Emefiele was guided by the military when warrant of Arrest was on his head owing to corruption charges against him.

Generals operates like commanders in a mini barracks with multiple military personnels under government payroll as guards who should be in a platoon fighting for the nation.

So how do you fix this?

Nearly impossible.

How can wike who has never worked in his life afford his super market in port Harcourt

mrvitalis:
How can wike who has never worked in his life afford his super market in port Harcourt

I believe we are not debating if wike is corrupt or not but if the action of the personnel is wright or wrong.
No politician in Nigeria can be absolved of corruption. Infact, no Nigerian can be absolved of corruption. So it is best to focus on the issue raised.

thesolutions:
I believe we are not debating if wike is corrupt or not but if the action of the personnel is wright or wrong.
No politician in Nigeria can be absolved of corruption. Infact, no Nigerian can be absolved of corruption. So it is best to focus on the issue raised.

The problem is a corrupt man like wike can't demand law to be applied in a singled out case because it favours him

The personal is following order so he is 100% right

If you have any issue taken it up with the military high rank

mrvitalis:
The problem is a corrupt man like wike can't demand law to be applied in a singled out case because it favours him

The personal is following order so he is 100% right

If you have any issue taken it up with the military high rank

He appears to be following orders because wike had gone hoping to be recognized and respected. If wike chose to demolish the said structure, he can do it without presidential accent being the minister of the FCT. BUT because he is being careful in the midst of individuals who makes their own laws.

Will the orders the personnel was following be valid if the CDS had instructed the general to withdraw his men from the structure after wike put a call through to him?

Wike needs to be praised for having a good composure in the midst of reckless abuse and denigration of his office by the personnel.
Wikes only flaw was going to the structure expecting respect and calling the CDS in the midst of the situation. If he has gone through those channels earlier, you won't be denigrating his office and authority because of this deliberate hate from the quarters of the military.

Really mr.vitalis? You never fails with your hypocrisy. Can you or many Nigerians pass your single test of if you are not right in a single case, you cannot be right in every case.

This is a champion of free market, liberal import, free currency the country do not print supporting authoritarian military over constituted civilian administration.

Wonda wonda never end!

mrvitalis:
The problem is a corrupt man like wike can't demand law to be applied in a singled out case because it favours him

The personal is following order so he is 100% right

If you have any issue taken it up with the military high rank

laiperi:
Really mr.vitalis? You never fails with your hypocrisy. Can you or many Nigerians pass your single test of if you are not right in a single case, you cannot be right in every case.

This is a champion of free market, liberal import, free currency the country do not print supporting authoritarian military over constituted civilian administration.

Wonda wonda never end!

You can not be corrupt and in special case wants justice

Is like if Tinubu is arrested tomorrow and tried by corrupt politicians you want to ask for strong independent judiciary?

Btw the young officer is 100% correct
He is not trianed to take orders from wike

All wike needed to do was call the president, or his chief officers... Trying to bamboozle a trained soldier is stupidity

thesolutions:
He appears to be following orders because wike had gone hoping to be recognized and respected. If wike chose to demolish the said structure, he can do it without presidential accent being the minister of the FCT. BUT because he is being careful in the midst of individuals who makes their own laws.

Will the orders the personnel was following be valid if the CDS had instructed the general to withdraw his men from the structure after wike put a call through to him?

Wike needs to be praised for having a good composure in the midst of reckless abuse and denigration of his office by the personnel.
Wikes only flaw was going to the structure expecting respect and calling the CDS in the midst of the situation. If he has gone through those channels earlier, you won't be denigrating his office and authority because of this deliberate hate from the quarters of the military.

Wike placed a call to the CDS and CNS they both told him to give them time to investigate

Wike went there, the officer told him who gave the order out of respect he didn't haven't to

Instead of looking for who gave the order to withdraw the order wike wanted to intimated and bamboozle a trained military officer and was met with disgrace

So what would the military officer have done.. Disobey direct order from a general because of a mere civilian minister? Let's be serious

Mr. Vitaliy, did you see this:

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