The Nigerian
military followed a perceived coup attempt by some soldier issued a warning to
all serving personnel.
A former
governor of Abia state Orji Kalu has said that a coup can never happen in
Nigeria again. Kalu speaking to journalists in Abuja said it will be difficult
for the military to take over power again in Nigeria. The former governor who
is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party said core
personnel of the Nigerian military are educated and understand the implication
of a coup in a democratic regime.
He said: “We
have been in a democracy for almost 18 years, and I don’t see any military man
engaging in taking power forcefully at the moment.
“The core
personnel of military we have now are educated; they are people that attended
the Nigeria Defence Academy. They are people that understand their role of
being subordinates to the civilian government. The former governor also said
that it will be wrong for anyone to take power forcefully again in Nigeria. He
added that government of nation is no longer taken illegally but
constitutionally.
“I must
commend the Chief of Army Staff for openly and courageously debunking the news.
Others may conceal such within themselves and decide to constitute a committee
of enquiry.
“So Nigerians
should indeed also commend him because he did the right thing by revealing that
some civilians were meddling with his soldiers, and that is what is expected of
a good chief and anyone blaming him do not understand the military. In fact,
Nigerians should be very happy with him. “This means he wants the
constitutional democracy of the country to flourish and continue. He is a good
chief of army staff for taking action. Indeed, I don’t see any military man
coming out to seize power by force," Orji said.
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