Nigerian Army retires 11 Generals

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Nigerian Army retires 11 Generals

by Damilola J

YNaija / 2015-07-24 18:00

Eleven generals of the Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps were on Friday, July 24, retired from service.

The officers who were retired in Lagos, include eight Major-Generals and three Brigadier-Generals.

The Major-Generals are Manhood Yerima, Abiodun Amao, Olayemi Abidoye, Boniface Azurunwa, Adekunle Martin’s, Christian Ugwu, Bode Ogini and Mashudy Adekanye while the Brigadier-Generals are Kachallah, Godfrey Nwafor and Gabriel Oladipo.

In a valedictory speech, Maj.-Gen. Manhood Yerima, former Chief of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, appreciated their service.

He said, “Your loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria can best be given through vigilance and security consciousness.

“You must continue to demonstrate total commitment to your duty to the nation just as you have exemplified in your recent successes in the fight against terrorism in the north-east.

“The Nigerian people, especially the retirees are expecting a lot from you in the face of the current insurgency.

“Your secondary role is to assist the government in ensuring internal peace and your involvement in internal security duties demand that all of you be non-partisan.”

[Anunoby, Ogugua]

Does anyone know why the soldiers were retired? It is useful information. Even a cursory read of the soldiers’ names raises an unsettling suspicion of imbalance, given past antecedents that followed regime change .  

 

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Anything about Nigeria has to be read in ethnic terms? Aba? Is your point that the Yoruba names suggests something?

Check what they did/did not do before you raise your ethnic flag!

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[Ikhide]

The intellectual dishonesty around here is equal opportunity, the corruption, the rot is deep and dyed in the wool of our so-called thinkers. This is more than a mere failure of leadership, we are incapable of leadership. I mean, how some people can look themselves in the mirror after typing ethnic nonsense in the name of "objectivity" amazes me. How in the world would you look at that list and not wonder? Why are you like this? SMH

- Ikhide

[Okey Iheduru]

Fellows:

Please don't get too excited, my dear cyber-warriors. I've copied and pasted below a story in the Punch newspaper that better reflects the reality. There's no ethnic coloration whatsoever in the retirements. Please note the sentence: "Of the retired officers were eight Major-Generals and three Brigadier-Generals, who were said to have retired between 2013 and 2015."  There's a difference between "retirement" and "pulling out of service" in the Armed Forces. The latter term refers to a beautiful ceremony full of pomp and pageantry that showcases the military at its best; an event meant to honor retired colleagues.

Note: There's also something called "age on rank" in the armed forces of Nigeria. All officers from Lt Col to Maj Gen have three opportunities to appear before the promotion board, and third time unlucky means you're out the door, even if you're the President's son. Any Brig-Gen who fails to be promoted to Maj Gen at age 54 and/or 35 years of service MUST retire; all Maj Gens MUST retire at 57 and/or 35 years of service, unless they're promoted to Lt Gen--since 1999, only the army Chiefs have attained that rank.

I'm beginning to fear that the Nigerian Diaspora will one day cause war in a country many of them hardly visit, know or understand anymore other than what they read online.

Please! Please!! Please!!!

Okey Iheduru

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Army retires 11 generals

Punch, July 25, 2015 : Dayo Oketola 15 Comments

   

 

Retired generals of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps being pulled out in Lagos ...on Friday
| credits: NAN

The Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps has pulled out 11 generals in Lagos on Friday.

Of the retired officers were eight Major-Generals and three Brigadier-Generals, who were said to have retired between 2013 and 2015.

The Major-Generals are Manhood Yerima, Abiodun Amao, Olayemi Abidoye, Boniface Azurunwa, Adekunle Martins, Christian Ugwu, Bode Ogini and Mashudy Adekanye.

The Brigadier-Generals are A.O Kachallah, Godfrey Nwafor and Gabriel Oladipo.

In a valedictory speech, a former Chief of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Manhood Yerima, expressed appreciation for the gesture.

Yerima pledged that the retired officers would continue to keep the Nigerian flag high.

He advised the serving military personnel to continue to be loyal and be extra-vigilant.

He said, “Your loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria can best be given through vigilance and security consciousness.

“You must continue to demonstrate total commitment to your duty to the nation just as you have exemplified in your recent successes in the fight against terrorism in the North-East.

“The Nigerian people, especially the retirees are expecting a lot from you in the face of the current insurgency.

“Your secondary role is to assist the government in ensuring internal peace and your involvement in internal security duties demand all of you to be non-partisan.’’

Yerima expressed the conviction that the Nigerian military would overcome the current security challenges in the country.

Other retirees also expressed their gratitude to the army and Nigerians for the opportunity to serve the country.

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who was represented at the event by the General Officer Commanding, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Tamunomiebi Dibi, wished the retired officers well in their post service years.

The PUNCH had reported that the appointment of Buratai as the new Chief of Army Staff would lead to possible retirements in the Army because there is a difference of five years in hierarchy between the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and his successor.

Apart from a few members of the Course 25 who are still in the service, there are also other officers from Courses 26, 27, 28 and 29. Buratai’s emergence may affect some of them.

Investigations revealed that about 30 Major-Generals who are either senior in hierarchy or who belonged to the same course as Buratai may retire from the service.

It is the tradition of the Army that a senior is not left in the service to salute his subordinate.

A source, who confided in one of our correspondents, said not all the Major-Generals in that hierarchy would go as some of them who are junior to the Chief of Defence Staff, who is of Course 26, could be moved to the Defence Headquarters and other tri-service institutions of the Armed Forces.

[Bode]

Dear Farooq:

See below: "This is more than a mere failure of leadership, we are incapable of leadership.”— Ikhide

Is this any different from "Radio Biafra's  ignorant negrophobia”? The extreme and self denigrating rhetoric of Radio Biafra certainly does not necessarily marginalize it or render it repulsive to its target audience.

[ibdu...@gmail.com]

Ikhide Biko once called you a 'goat'. I won't call you names: just point out the consistent ethnic thread in your thinking. The more you proclaim intellectual this that; the more you display your chronic inability to transcend that boundary.

Enjoy Babylon but stop your useless pontifications! Not helpful.

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