The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has given a stern warning to army officials to stay off politics and politically related activities. Mr. Buratai gave the order on Tuesday via a statement issued by the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, a brigadier general. “This is to inform the public that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, has received information that some individuals have been approaching some officers and soldiers for undisclosed political reasons. On the basis of that, he has warned such persons to desist from these acts”. Although Mr. Usman did not disclose the “political reasons”, military sources had told PREMIUM TIMES that the Army hierarchy was disturbed by rumours of a coup being planned by junior officers. A top military official told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Buratai, a lieutenant general, had even raised the issue with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and promised to nip it in the bud. The concern may have informed Mr. Buratai’s decision to reshuffle the postings of top military generals last week. The rumours worsened following President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent sickness that saw him travelling to London for further treatment, weeks after he spent over 50 days in London for medical reasons. Like in his previous trip, the president wrote the National Assembly transferring powers to his deputy, Mr. Osinbajo. On Tuesday, the army chief warned all officers and soldiers interested in politics to resign their commission or apply for voluntary discharge forthwith.
“Any officer or soldier of Nigerian Army found to be hobnobbing with such elements or engaged in unprofessional conducts such as politicking would have himself or herself to blame,” the army spokesperson said. Nigeria has witnessed 18 years of interrupted democracy after the last military government relinquished power in 1999. The country in 2015 also witnessed its first ever opposition victory which saw the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party losing presidential and parliamentary elections to the incumbent All Progressives Congress.
Mr. Usman on Tuesday reiterated that the Nigerian Army will remain apolitical and respect the Nigerian constitution at all times.

bedspread:
Hmmmm..... NA ONLY Witch de Know Witch...

I SMELL PLAN B......

Burutai, I no talk anything oooo
I Just de Hail U...

But know dis, Men plan and Strategise...

IF ITS NOT PERMITTED BY THE GOD OF ISREAL, E no fit Happen...

nickxtra:
Never again shall we go back to military rule in any guise

successmatters:
Is that the reason for the meeting at the hilltop mansion in Mina?

Yeah osibanjo will be overthrown before this week runs out.

newbornmacho:
Anyone thinking of a coup is a fool. The whole world will just frustrate the useless venture. Better think of how to live under president osibanjo if anything happens to Bubu. Meanwhile please keep us updated about our president!

seunmsg:
Any coup at this time in our nationhood will be the end of the country. The people testing the idea better forget it, it is never going to work again. Democracy has come to stay and there is no room for military rule under any guise whatsoever.

osinbanjoisaliar:
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You're kidding. Trump is trying to survive from day to day after continuous attacks from the media and the democrat mafia party. Theresa may has her hands filled with trying to fend off the schemes of the labor party and the EU banking mafia while preparing for an election. Merkel too is preparing for a rightwing/left wingist attack at the polls. The Oedipus boy prince of France just got sworn in as the president of france, and has to prepare for a hotly contested parlimentary election. So, i ask, who will stop them.

osinbanjoisaliar:
He is the ringleader and chief strategist of the supposed coup.
My only plea to the Northern Imperial Complex(NIC) is that when making their evil plans, they should leave the South South and SouthEastern officers out of their elimination list. They have nothing to do with the braggart alaye Godfather. Who after all his mouth boasting, could only deliver a fraction of the votes, kano alone gave buhari. And after that disgrace, still continued to demand rice.

Trut:
The coup plotters have concluded their plans, immediately vegetable dies, they will takeover from Osibanjo asap.

newbornmacho:

You talk about stopping "them" as if the Nigerian army is worth its name. Na to just talk and them go hand over sharp sharp.

osinbanjoisaliar:
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They will handover to the senate, who will then controversially put together an interim government headed by them. They will announce forced elections for next year. Elrufai and Fashola will get the ticket, while jagaban will cool his heels at kirikiri. Do you now see the wisdom[/s]