Amidst calls for the sack of service chiefs, Conference of Civil Society Organisations for Peace, Security and National Development has called for a deep reflection about security situation in the country.
The CSOs at a solidarity rally in Abuja on Friday said those calling for the heads of the service chiefs based their position on career progression ignoring national security.
Speaking to journalists during the match, conveners of the group comprising over 90 CSOs, Mike Msuaan, and Comrade Adamu Kabir Matazu, said a review of the efforts in fighting insurgency would reveal the dexterity deployed by the military, particularly the Nigeria Army, in curbing insecurity in the North-east and other parts of the country.
“A lot has been achieved by this crop of services chiefs not just in taming insurgents, but restructuring the military architecture for enhanced performance.
“Today our military is highly place in the world. More than ever before, the Nigerian military has prioritised training and re-training of its officers and men in modern warfare.
“We who have followed closely the trend in the fight against insurgency, we can categorically say that the military has performed beyond average. This is why we find it expedient to commend the military particularly the army and urge all patriotic citizens to rally round the military for the overall good of the nation,” they said.
Continuing, they said, “Agreed that the service chiefs have outlived their tenure, yet we must not be lost in the fact that in war times, even retired personnel could be recalled to serve. This is where reason has to prevail over primordial sentiments.
“Nigeria is going through a trying period and as such, we cannot be talking about career progression of individuals but the survival of the soul of the nation.”
