…Warns against calls for coup
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has declared that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will protect the nation’s democracy.
He has warned against advocating for a coup due to economic hardship, emphasizing patience and the superiority of democracy.
He made this known on Thursday while speaking with journalists at the Nigerian Army 6 Division Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after commissioning some building projects.
General Musa urged individuals promoting military takeover to cease such statements.
He said: “Whoever is making that call for military takeover does not love Nigeria. And so, I want to make that very clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is here to protect democracy.
“We do better during democracy and so we will continue to support democracy. Any of those ones that are calling for any other thing other than democracy are evil people and do not mean us well and then, they should be careful because the laws will come after them.
“We can see with democracy alot of things happening in Nigeria. Yes, we are going through trying period. I mean in life nothing is 100 percent. Everybody goes through the trying period and it is what you do with them. You can see the government is putting efforts to ensure we come out better.
“It is when you go through difficulty that you come out better, you really appreciate what it is to pull a nation; and to do that is what we are going through.”
The CDS urged Nigerians to join hands and defeat all the enemies of the country who would not want the government to succeed in effort to positively reshape the nation’s economy.
“So, we are going through our trying period, but I can assure Nigerians that it will get better. All we need is for all of us to put hands together and ensure that we defeat those enemies of the government, enemies of the country that don’t want us to succeed.
“We will surely succeed and the Armed Forces is determined to support the government in ensuring that we develop and succeed, there is peace now in Nigeria.”
The Chief of Defence Staff had earlier commissioned the newly constructed Entrance Gate and Officers Transit Accommodation at the 6 Division Headquarters.