The Chief Of Army Staff(COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the Nigerian army has no plans to truncate the nations nascent democracy which he said has come to stay.
It is the responsibility of our elected officials to lead while the military carries out its constitutionally mandated duties, according to Gen. Lagbaja, who stated that the Nigerian Army will continue to defend the constitution and not suspend it for whatever reason.
As a result, he has tasked Nigerian army leaders and soldiers to uphold professionalism and integrity while carrying out their constitutional obligations.
As he opened the Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary seminar in Abuja, the COAS announced this.
Gen Lagbaja, while noting that the Nigerian army remains the agents of democracy, 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.