Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Turkur Buratai, has called on all Nigerians to be supportive and committed to the resolve of government to stem the tide of criminality.
He said this in Ibadan Saturday at the Nigeria Writers Peace Summit, organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
At the Lead City University where the summit took place, the COAS, and several other Nigerians were given arious awards and also a book, Nigeria’s involvement in the politics of peace and security in Africa from 1960 which was authored by the current chairman of ANA, Oyo State chapter, Funso Omotosho , was launched.
Some of the awardees included the Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Frederick Akinruntan; the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun; Minister of Communication, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu; founder and Pro-Chancellor of Lead City University, Prof Jide Owoeye; Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson; Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Chief Folashade Tinubu Ojo; and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Yemi Faronmbi and others.
Buratai, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Chukwunedum Abraham, said that the achievements recorded so far in enhancing national security in terms of fighting insurgency and terrorism and other criminal activities were not without the support of Nigerians.
“But here we are as the opposition party, the PDP spokesperson only deemed it necessary to react promptly to Governor Fayose’s declaration for president, and not the unlawful arrest of officials of the government of his own State.
“If Adeyeye, whose duty is to defend our party and its members, cannot speak against the unlawful arrest of officials of the PDP government of his home state, just because the governor did not support his gubernatorial ambition, which PDP controlled state will he now defend?
“Should we then conclude that Adeyeye has constituted himself to an opposition against the PDP government of Ekiti State, even more than the APC, such that he lost his voice when members of his own party were unlawfully arrested by the EFCC and dumped in detention since Thursday?
“Is he happy that officials of Ekiti State government are being harassed by the EFCC? Will Adeyeye be silent as he is now if Governor Fayose had adopted him instead of his deputy, Prof Kolapo Olusola? Should a party spokesperson be so obsessed with his governorship ambition to such an extent that he will no longer be alive to his responsibilities?
“Adeyeye must have to choose between being the PDP National Publicity Secretary, whose duty is to defend the party and his members and being a governorship aspirant,” the PDP said.
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