Military will not accept calls for overthrow of Tinubu’s govt – Lagbaja

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, said on Tuesday the military would not heed calls for toppling President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Lagbaja stated at the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

He said the Nigerian Army would not allow Nigerians to throw away the gains recorded by the country since the return of democratic rule in 1999.

The COAS added the call for a coup was spearheaded by young Nigerians who were not around during the period of military rule in the country.

Lagbaja stressed that the military has continued to receive support from the government at both the Federal and state governments given the recent purchase of 2 BELL UH-1 Huey helicopters to tackle criminals in the country.

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Calls for a coup gained ground during the last #EndBadGovernance protest with youths in the North demanding the dismantling of the country’s democratic structure over several years of misrule.

He said: “The Nigerian Army will not allow itself to be used to undemocratically sail some interests to power. As the service that received the most image bashing as a fallout of previous military interventions in Nigeria, the Nigerian Army is not poised to lose the new prestige it has painstakingly built in the past 25 years.

The Nigerian Army will, in the coming days, review its agricultural policy to better position the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited to significantly boost crop production so that the Army can release grains into the market at a highly subsidized rate in support of government efforts.

“Furthermore, the Army Headquarters is reviewing some proposals for partnerships with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government and reputable private organizations on how best to collaborate to resolve the food crisis in the country.”

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