Litmus:



Others will dance for them, unfortunately.

Poor people don’t start wars, poor people complain then fight in wars organised by wealthier individuals, organisations and forign Nations for themselves, exploiting those poor people’s complaints. In many instances the poor don’t even complain, preferring or obliged by circumstances to concentrate on the work at hand in order to feed themselves, families or communities. The wealthier individuals, organisations and foreign Nations comes along and point out to these poor their supposed suffering in comparison to the better available to them if they would but rise up. Poor people dont have the means to fight wars.

The cost of a single Ak would provide the means to start good business for many a poor individual brainwashed by the better off to pick up that Ak not to mention the additional cost of ammunition, fatigue, food maintenance etc.

Tobiloba2407:
Please when is the retirement due for the mis-cuing general without a flag?

Odunayaw:
I'm so happy seeing Irabor as CDS!

lebuhsi:


Babagana Monguno has to go as NSA though

kabe1:


It's a ceremonial role, he should have been COAS.

ugo4u:
Sadique Abubakar has written his name with a Golden ink. Unarguably the best Air Chief in Nigeria's history, the incoming CAS will be under alot of pressure to match his feat. I think he should have being appointed the CDS(He deserves it) but the power that be knows what's best.
Buratai also did well save for human rights records under his watch as for CNS, No comment.

Whyem15:
It is sad we have to see some brilliant officers go

Then I also hope Irabor and Attahiru will pardon Gen. Adeniyi.

The challenges faced by the new service chiefs while they were in the northeast is their best assets to Nigeria. They will be able to provide solutions to these challenges.

kabe1:


Sadiq Abubakar is the best CAS we've had since the creation of Nigeria. The man totally reformed our Air Force, made it professional and modern.

In terms of PR, the Air Force cleaned up the image of the military in many ways than once. I wish they can keep him on as a consultant.

Burutai also tried his best to build a well armed army, he drove indigenous industrialization, and worked towards building a self sufficient army.

However in terms of training, troop rotation and generally professionalism of the force, he failed.

The incoming COAS should build on his legacy, also work hard on structuring a professional army, well equipped with proper training and with a sound PR structure.

The Navy Chief CNS IBAS also tried to build a well equipped navy. The Navy has continued a legacy of professionalism right from the GEJ era, but in PR they were lacking and only picked up late.

There were a number of high profile successes under him, including indigenization, fleet recapitalization, rescue of ships at sea, piracy went down but the recent kidnapping of 15 Turkish sailors off the coast of Nigeria and the high rate of insecurity in the Bonny waterways puts a dent on his achievements.


The CDS did not do well, up until recently, the army and air force had different separate wars each Chief of service was fighting. While the army was going right, the air force would be going left.

Poor coordination from the office of the CDS.

kabe1:


Even though Adeniyi meant well with his video, he should still be punished.

For the following reasons;

- He was the GOC 7 division, he needed to show leadership, he did not. That video was demoralizing, he was taking troops in battle, nobody needs a simp in a life and death situation.

- He recorded and distributed a video in an unsafe, very unprofessional manner.

- The video showed operational areas

- The video, a classified material leaked to the general public.

- It was PR coup for Boko-Haram, ISWAP and the rest of the terrorist bandwagon.

Whyem15:


The piracy incident did not happen in Nigeria's waters. It happened off the coast of Gabon.

Whyem15:


Nonetheless, he should be pardoned, he is a brilliant officer that will be of great help to the war efforts.

kabe1:


Be that as it may, GoG is Nigeria's operational area, those pirates were likely from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana or Equatorial Guinea.

bidexiii:
Names and faces: Buhari's new security chiefs
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has appointed new service chiefs.

See their names below:

1. Chief of Defence Staff: Major-General Leo Irabor

2. Chief of Army Staff: Major-General I. Attahiru

3. Chief of Naval Staff: Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo

4. Chief of Air Staff: Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao

bidexiii:




Honestly I'll miss the outgoing CAS: I doubt if the incoming CAS can beat his records

NafeesaAA:
Sophisticated US military drone ‘crash lands’ near Agadez.

Whyem15:


Well, the new CAS is coming in at a time when Airforce is more powerful than ever before, with several capabilities being inducted and more to come in some month's time. If he doesn't perform better than S.B Abubakar, he will be a greater failure than any we've ever known.

I'm actually very optimistic he will perform, he flew alpha jets against bokoharam. And has been heading the Air component of the counter insurgency operations. The only problem is that there is a lot of pressure on these guys already. The expectation is too much at a time when there is crisis in almost all parts of the country. This here is Buratai's nemesis, he was unfortunate to be the COAS at a time the military was battling insurgents and criminals on several fronts. He added the responsibility of the IGP to his and to be frank, I believe he did better than many of his predecessors would have done if they were to be in his shoes. And

Odunayaw:
I'm so happy seeing Irabor as CDS!

BabaOwen:
The new COAS performance was woeful in the North East.

There are far more competent officers, officers that perform better than him in the North East.

QuietMynd:

I will prefer him as coas

JOSCOFELIX:
please esn should be very careful. i just contact a solider in imo from 82 division said that esn security withdraw when they involved the use of anti aircraft weapon. he said most of the esn boy when armed with juju but at the mention of anti aircraft weapon they fall back. six esn security are with them. they are starting a operation from 12 mid night and the operation is to flush all remaining esn. intel review they are ruining to Cameroon. please imo go hot.
one solider in hospital in icu.
esn secuirty upon there juju they still the run, he said some solider where dey do juju too, don spoill esn juju .
most of the solider in imo are southeast boys.

QuietMynd:
I will prefer him as coas

bidexiii:


Abii now !

kabe1:


Sadiq Abubakar is the best CAS we've had since the creation of Nigeria. The man totally reformed our Air Force, made it professional and modern.

In terms of PR, the Air Force cleaned up the image of the military in many ways than once. I wish they can keep him on as a consultant.

Burutai also tried his best to build a well armed army, he drove indigenous industrialization, and worked towards building a self sufficient army.

However in terms of training, troop rotation and generally professionalism of the force, he failed.

The incoming COAS should build on his legacy, also work hard on structuring a professional army, well equipped with proper training and with a sound PR structure.

The Navy Chief CNS IBAS also tried to build a well equipped navy. The Navy has continued a legacy of professionalism right from the GEJ era, but in PR they were lacking and only picked up late.

There were a number of high profile successes under him, including indigenization, fleet recapitalization, rescue of ships at sea, piracy went down but the recent kidnapping of 15 Turkish sailors off the coast of Nigeria and the high rate of insecurity in the Bonny waterways puts a dent on his achievements.


The CDS did not do well, up until recently, the army and air force had different separate wars each Chief of service was fighting. While the army was going right, the air force would be going left.

Poor coordination from the office of the CDS.