By Patrick Ahanor
Benin City
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has said that the Nigerian Army must remain loyal to the nation rather than be reduced to defending the tenure of an individual, stressing that presidents would come and go, governors would come and go but the Nigerian nation will remain.
Speaking while receiving the General Officer Commanding 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General Sanusi Mu’azu, Oshiomhole said no political office holder should get so desperate and try to use the military to boost personal ambition.
He said: “The reason this has become an issue is because of the nature of our politics and the way political actors have put their personal interest over and above the national interest. Once we can distinguish between the person and the office, the institutions and the player, we may not have crisis.
“I believe that the forthcoming election with all the tension that people are raising, with all the speculation that Nigeria would have crisis, to me I have seen all these before and the God that created this country would ensure that after all the fog, the weather would be clear. Nigeria.”
Earlier, in remarks, the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigeria Army, Major General Sanusi Mu’azu, commended the governor for his developmental strides and his support to the officers and men of the Nigerian Army in the state.