Saw this on NTA News this evening. 17 Major Generals and 14 Brigadier Generals have been retired from Nigerian army today April 24th
Source:http://lindaikeji..com/2015/04/17-major-generals-13-brigadier-generals.html?m=1

The Nigerian Army in a gale of retirements has pulled out 31 Generals from Service and also called for the archiving of the experiences gathered in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram in the North East.  

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah while speaking during the Pulling Out Ceremony of the 17 Major Generals and 14 Brigadier Generals, at    Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, also charged serving Officers to imbibe the virtue of loyalty to the nation being exemplified by the retiring officers.   

Minimah who was represented by the Army Chief of Policy and Plans, Maj-Gen. Ugo Buzugbe, while speaking to journalists after the event, noted that it was a "Thing of pride to have joined the army served meritorious, and are retiring hale and hearty in one piece".   

According to him, the ceremony was to honour some of their colleagues who were retiring after serving meritoriously.   

He said: "In the army it was a thing of pride to have joined the army, serve in the army and retire meritoriously in sound health. Service in the military is service to humanity because it is only the profession that you pay the supreme price.   

"As long as we have conflict that will demand the military involved  some of us  are ready to pay the supreme price as that is what service in the army is all about".   

"The only way to surmount the roughness of the profession, because it is rough most of the time, is by training and being professional on the job, this is sacrifice that requires loyalty, commitment and hard work", he added.   

Responding on behalf of the retired officers, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel  Bassey (Rtd) called on the Nigerian Army to carefully document its experiences in the ongoing operations in the North-East with a view to improving on its overall combat efficiency.   

Bassey who was the reviewing officer at the pulling out ceremony of 31 retired Army Generals, in a Valedictory address on behalf of his colleagues, insisted that combat operation methods and logistics must be reviewed amongst others to enhance combat readiness and efficiency.   

He said: "There is indeed no substitute to sound professionalism in the conduct of your duties, no matter its nature or degree of importance. The current security challenge that the Nigerian Army currently faces comes to mind as we retired officers follow the trend of events that affect our constituency-the military.   

"It is heart-warning however, to note that very significant progress has been made in the fight against terrorism.   

The army must therefore sustain the current momentum and put this difficult moment of our national history behind us".   

Bassey commended the Chief of Army Staff and all personnel of the Army for the accomplishment and assured them of the retired officers’ support always.   

He reminded the officers to remain loyal and to be extra vigilant always adding that they must demonstrate total commitment to their duty to the nation irrespective of the circumstances.  

Bassey further stated that the retired officers should consider themselves fortunate to have retired from the service with sound health.

Going down memory lane, he noted, you will recollect that some of our colleagues paid the supreme sacrifice along the line under various circumstances, all in the service of our dear nation.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/army-pulls-out-31-retired-generals-from-service/207689/

Dats gud.

Retiring and sacking people that participated in your hopeless and clueless government is welcomed.

Extend the same hand to your media dogs.......reuben agbaosi, fani werepe and Doyin okugbe....

Y did they retire

Why doesn't GEJ hand over 1st May 2015, why is he still retiring Generals, is this the actions of a man about to step down in a few weeks?

9jvirgin:
Retiring and sacking people that participated in your hopeless and clueless government is welcomed.

Extend the same hand to your media dogs.......reuben agbaosi, fani werepe and Doyin okugbe....

Dont worry, with the president's new body language. Anybody can get it.

How many Generals come remain for the army??

events unfold

It's difficult to place the rationale behind this massive retirement. My theory would be that it is a fallout of the meeting btw GMB n GEJ recently.

Apparently, the top brass of the Nigerian Army (NA) was always bound to be sacked by GMB for their alleged partisanship during the certificate saga and poor handling of the BH issue. GMB has probably negotiated with GEJ for him to wield the hammer instead, so the General won't appear vindictive if he is to do it. Atleast, they all get to retire with full benefits.

Think about it: why just NA, why not NAF & NN too?

This Is Call "CLEANING THE CLOSET"

I think they pleaded with the outgoing president to retire them for fear of what we befall them.
My obsevations;
1. Certificate saga n election berayal didn't work.
2. Excess looting
3.BH sabotage
4. Fear of eternal stay in kirikiri.

All this will not save their asses.


Please Babanowthatyouknowallthis


#jailthemall

Bevista:
It's difficult to place the rationale behind this massive. My theory would be that it is a fallout of the meeting btw GMB n GEJ recently.

Apparently, the top brass of the military was always bound to be sacked by GMB for their alleged partisanship during the certificate saga. GMB has probably negotiated with GEJ for him to wield the hammer instead, so the General won't appear vindictive if he is to do it.

Thank God this is your theory.
why would the general need GEJ to sack anyone?
he will definitely sack people when he is sworn in vindictive or not,
i don't think there is any government that assumes office without sacking people.

Obviously GEJ is angry, and will not go down alone ,he will bring down as many people with him as he can, but one thing I have seen in this past few weeks is that, he could really be bold,if he wants to.

should have applied same boldness in governance all the while, corruption n insecurity would have been dealt a dirty blow.

theV0ice:
How many Generals come remain for the army??

https://www.nairaland.com/1552223/army-council-promotes-27-brigadier-generals#20159455

Like 2 and a half or 3.
Soldier go?

Hmmmm. this retirement get as e be ohh.
Make Army no vex carry out something wey we don forget.

I fear this could be more than vendetta, for two reasons not totally unrelated. First, he may be clearing out the good soldiers not loyal to him so as to give buhari a limited pool of good soldiers to work with that are not at least semi-loyal to the president; flushing out the good eggs. Second, I think he might be whittling down the army's power strategically based on the BH handlers' instructions. You know, like, any last wishes?

Never go down alone.

cy4cent:
Obviously GEJ is angry, and will not go down alone ,he will bring down as many people with him as he can, but one thing I have seen in this past few weeks is that, he could really be bold,if he wants to.

should have applied same boldness in governance all the while, corruption n insecurity would have been dealt a dirty blow.

I think his being bold now is from position of weakness and not of strength.

Now, he has NOTHING to lose hence the "boldness". If not, Oduah would have gone long before she was relieved. Diezani would not have still remained a minister. Suleman Abba, Aba Moro and many of the Service Chiefs would have been kicked out long ago but Jonathan felt unsecured without them.

Happy this ball-less leader will soon be history. He was a big error.

People will just wake up and start talking rubbish, i wonder were it's written that GEJ fired them

We know it will come to this.
Remember Ekiti election was supervised by a general?

Your favourite actions today might be your major undoing tomorrow.

Did i hear you say Karma?

That's NA, waiting for NAF. AS Badeh has to retire too.

PassingShot:


I think his being bold now is from position of weakness and not of strength.

Now, he has NOTHING to lose hence the "boldness". If not, Oduah would have gone lojg before she was relieved. Diezani would not have still remained a minister. Suleman Abba and many of the Service Chiefs would have been kicked out long ago but Jonathan was unsecured.

Happy this ball-less leader will soon be history. He was a big error.

Lol, that's true. nothing to lose .

all of them are due to go before, GEJ is just making Buhari's job easier. by the way, has anyone heard from Marilyn Ogar recently? I have some information for her, APC has started cloning again

who retired them?

K

sack them all


bunch of ........

we need more of that

kpeteman:
who retired them?

Ask Google na

Could this be the fear of Boko haram??

Uncle Jo, it has do na