An earlier version of the story posted this morning provided a list of the various reasons Nigeria might send its army out of the country, and "political disputes" was listed among them. That list was edited out in the current version.
We will let you analyze this:
Nigeria ready to deploy troops to troubled spots -- Kwankwaso
by Abdullahi Yakubu
ABUJA, May 11 -- THE minister of defence, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has expressed federal government’s readiness to deploy troops to any of the African countries that is neck-deep in political crisis in order to bring to an end calamities in the continent.
Dr. Kwankwaso made the assertion while addressing the press in the state capital last weekend in Kano.
According to him, the Nigerian Army are being given special recognition and respect by all the African countries involved in crisis of high magnitude because of their bravery and skills.
He said whenever the Nigerian Army arrive a war-torn country, “you see a lot of jubilations on the faces of the people for they knew the right men to do the right job have arrived.’’
Commenting on the Cameroun-Nigeria border dispute, he said, the issue will be resolved finally in the interest of peace and tranquility.
The minister said though the verdict of the International Court holden at Hague did not favour the country over the Bakassi peninsular, yet, frantic moves are being made to waive that aside.
On military pensioners, he said, pensioners have been on his top most agenda since he assumed office, revealing that he was able to convince Mr. President to approve of the settlement of the backlog of debt owed retired soldiers by the federal government.
Dr. Kwankwaso maintained that what remains now is the old debt which has nothing to do with his time as the minister, stressing that he is planning on how to convince government to clear all the pending cases once and for all.
On his reason to embark on supervision of some existing federal government’s projects in the state, the minister disclosed that it was done in good faith in order to facilitate their effective completion.
He said his role does not stop at the security of the people in terms of protection of lives and property alone, but encompasses that of food security.
2 comments:
Hope this is not true. The military is known for their brutality, including their own people. So many terrible reports from how they handled themselves in Liberia and other neighboring countries. It should be a consortium of troops from different countries working together.
Sounds like the same hippy that called me a lowlife. You're either a democrat or French
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