A former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has alleged that the ninth National Assembly tried to derail Nigeria’s democracy by moving to sack the then Service Chiefs.
He made the remark while blaming the insecurity in the country on the political class.
The former COAS recalled how the ninth National Assembly attempted to sack the then Service Chiefs, but former President Muhammadu Buhari stopped it.
Speaking at a lecture to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association on Saturday, Buratai said: “The National Assembly had twice or more passed resolutions calling for the sack of the service chiefs. The President, Muhammadu Buhari had told the Ninth National Assembly to mind their business.
“If properly interpreted, the call by the Ninth National Assembly was to derail the democracy by the military.
“This should be a lesson for political actors. It was a direct confrontation, blaming the service chiefs as if they were the ones who started the insecurity.
“The insecurity being faced in the country since 2009 was the creation of the political class. With a strong political will, it can be surmounted.”
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