The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.
Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on
Tuesday said operatives of his
service have accepted the democratic system of government
that is in place in the country.
Lagbaja added that personnel of the Nigerian Army under his leadership are agents
of democracy and have no
intention to truncate it.
His statement comes in the
wake of a series of coup allegations against the military.
The allegations were fueled by the forceful takeover
of power by the military in
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic.
Despite these allegations,
the military has consistently
refuted such claims on various occasions.
Speaking at a seminar for
Nigerian Army officers in
Abuja, Lagbaja stated that the
Army is dedicated to upholding the constitution.
The Army Chief assured
that this personnel would
continue to carry out their
mandates as contained in the
constitution.
He said, “Permit me to
seize this opportunity to reiterate that the Armed Forces
of Nigeria, particularly the
Nigerian Army, has come
to terms with the country’s
choice of democracy as the
preferred system of governance. We are therefore
agents of democracy and have
no desire to truncate it.
“The Nigerian Army will
continue to defend our constitution and not suspend it for
whatever reason. It is the duty
of our elected leaders to lead
while the military does its job
as enshrined in our constitution. Nigerian Army personnel must therefore remain
professional and be above
board as they discharge their
constitutional duties.”
Army Has No Intention To Truncate Democracy In Nigeria
