Oba Akiolu said this yesterday in Lagos at the opening of the First Commanding Officers Workshop 2013 held at the 81 Division Officers Mess, Marina, Lagos. The monarch, however, noted that the impending trouble is avoidable if we come together to conduct honest, fair and sincere elections in 2015.
His words: “Let us be honest with ourselves, trouble is coming in Nigeria, but it is avoidable only if we conduct honest, fair and sincere elections,” he said.
The monarch, who lambasted traditional rulers that refused to tell the truth to people in authority, said suffering and poverty are part of the causes of the troubles currently confronting the country.
He continued: “What I am after is good governance in this country, but it is unfortunate that there are monarchs who will tell the authority only what they want to hear, but I am not in that category. “It is unfortunate that we have found ourselves in the situation we are now.
The level of poverty and suffering among our people is now growing at a geometrical progression and we think it will continue to go on like this?” he queried.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has called for alertness from commanders of army formations in the country, saying that the action and inaction of the officers and personnel under them would rob off on the commanders.
The army chief also regretted the porosity of the nation’s borders which he said the terrorists are capitalising on to carry out their acts. Speaking with reporters at the event, Gen. Ihejirika says; “I expect you as part of operational security to ensure maximum troops’ alertness and security of your personnel, installation and equipment at all times.
“Let me remind you that the threat we are faced with today is principally asymmetric and not conventional. From the creeks in the Niger Delta to the Sahel Savannah region in the North-East and North-West, there is no clear line between you and the adversary.”
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